Azerbaijan Railways CJSC is ready to launch passenger transportation via the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) route, said Javid Gurbanov, chairman of the Azerbaijan Railways. He said that the new trains were already in Baku. “However, not everything depends on us,” he noted. “It is necessary that both the Georgian and Turkish sides be ready.” He added that…
At the end of 2018 Latvia’s State Employment Agency (SEA) focused on the category of unemployed people older than 50. These people accounted for 40.5% of all unemployed people in Latvia, according to the agency’s 2018 report. Long-term unemployed people were also SEA’s focus last year. These people account for 25.1% of all unemployed people…
Turkmenistan continues to strengthen its positions as an exporter of fruits and vegetables. More than 15,000 tons of tomatoes and cucumbers were grown in greenhouses and sent abroad in 2019, up almost 2-fold YoY. Over 7,500 tons of onions were shipped to foreign consumers. Vegetables worth $16 million and produced in greenhouses have been exported…
Former CEO of Kharkiv-based Malyshev Plant Oleksandr Khlan has said the Ukrainian Oplot tanks have several advantages over the Russian models, while many foreign armies are interested in the Ukrainian MBT. Thailand, where large-scale exercises have recently taken place with the participation of Oplots, is very pleased with the Ukrainian tanks, which boast high fire…
As of June 30 Ukraine’s state and government-guaranteed debt amounted to $80.35 billion, or UAH 2,102.41 billion, the Finance Ministry has reported. “As of June 30 the state and government-guaranteed debt of Ukraine amounted to UAH 2,102.41 billion or $80.35 billion, including the state and government-guaranteed external debt in the amount of UAH 1,309.33 billion…
Estonian carrier Regional Jet, which is owned by Estonian state-owned airline Nordica and LOT Polish Airlines, achieved a better than expected zero result for 2018, with turnover increasing by 80% YoY, to EUR 68 million. “I am really impressed with how our organization has developed all these new businesses in such a short period of…
Azerbaijan exported 1.2 billion kilowatt-hour of electricity in January-June in comparison with 1.1 billion kilowatt-hour in the same period of 2018, the State Customs Committee reported. The cost of electricity exported during the mentioned period amounted to $51.9 million compared to $54.6 million. The main producer of electricity in Azerbaijan is Azerenergy. The capacity of…