As of October 9, 130,201 tons of raw cotton were delivered to cotton collection centers across Azerbaijan, up 1.6-fold YoY, Agriculture Ministry reported. In 2019 so far Saatli (21,561 tons), Agjabadi (14,184 tons), Barda (13,165 tons), Bilasuvar (12,527 tons) and Sabirabad (12,266 tons) districts are leading by the amount of cotton harvested. Cotton growing is…
Justice Minister Janis Bordans allows for the possibility of constructing Liepaja Prison using a public and private partnership model, as confirmed by the city council after meeting with Liepaja Prison Administration and the minister. The ministry’s representatives were shown city’s development trends and socio-economic situation in Liepaja, ports, airport development and topical developments in entrepreneurship.…
Exports fell for the third month in a row in August, according to government agency Statistics Estonia. Imports also fell. Exports dropped by 3% YoY, and imports by 7%. The sector most affecting the decrease was mineral products – shale oil, motor spirit and fuel additives. Electricity exports and imports also affected figures, according to…
Ukraine’s low-cost airline SkyUp Airlines will launch flights on the Kyiv-Salzburg route from December 2019 until February 2020, according to the airline’s press service. “The Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp Airlines will fly from Kyiv to Austria’s Salzburg in winter. Flights will be operated from December 28. Tickets are already available on the website,” the statement…
In January-September UAH 199.6 billion was transferred to local budgets, up by UAH 32 billion YoY, according to the website of the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development. In particular, the revenues of local budgets over the reporting period were almost three times higher than the figures recorded for the whole of 2014, when the…
Sixty new Isuzu buses, purchased by Tbilisi Transport Company, have been presented by Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze. Remaining 160 buses will enter the capital city before the end of the year to replace outdated public transport. “Our goal is to replace the yellow bus fleet as soon as possible. They are outdated, uncomfortable and are…
At the end of September the level of registered unemployment level was 5.7% of Latvia’s economically active population, down by 0.2% MoM, as reported by State Employment Agency. There were 52,595 unemployed people registered with SEA at the end of September, down by 1,795 people. The lowest unemployment level in Latvia was noted in Riga…