The World Bank (WB) predicts that the gross domestic product of Ukraine (GDP) will reach 3.7% in 2020, according to a WB report. According to the bank’s forecasts, Ukraine’s GDP will grow up to 3.7% in 2020, and 4.2% in 2021 and 2022. The real GDP of Ukraine in the third quarter of 2019 increased…
From April 1 Uzbekistan will impose a ban on the imports of non-enriched flour to the country. From April 1 Uzbekistan will import only 1-grade wheat flour enriched with micronutrients. The share of wheat flour enriched with micronutrients forms 30% of the general volume of all varieties of flour produced and imported by Uzbekistan. Nearly…
Riga City Council’s Transport Department has signed a contract worth EUR 42.5 million with an association of suppliers OTC for the construction of a new bypass in Sarkandaugava, the department reports. The contract provides for the first stage of construction of the transport bypass over railway like Riga-Skulte. According to information available on the website…
Trade continued to decline in 2019, with a fall of 10% in imports and exports YoY in November 2019, according to the state agency Statistics Estonia. Trade contracted in most commodity areas. In November 2019 Estonia’s goods exports totaled EUR 1.2 billion and imports EUR 1.3 billion at current prices. The trade deficit was EUR…
A Ukrainian producer has developed an anti-landmine drone with centimeter-level accuracy. The Ukrainian enterprise, in partnership with a foreign firm, developed special magnetometric sensors for drones to detect unexploded ordnance, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s press service said. “The sensors are mounted on a quadcopter, which flies within the designated area at an altitude of 5-10…