Tbilisi City Hall will allocate additional buses for busy routes in Tbilisi as mini buses, the so-called marshrutkas, have been temporarily banned from serving passengers to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze has stated. The statement comes after complaints on social media that banning marshrutkas has made buses overcrowded. Only public…
Several supermarket chains across Estonia have reduced their opening hours to help stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and have introduced measures to limit the exposure of their staff. All Rimi stores across Estonia will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., the retailer has announced. “We have made the decision to reduce…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) expects that cash foreign currency will arrive in Ukraine in the next few days, Deputy NBU Governor Oleg Churiy has stated at a briefing. “Cash delivery of foreign currency is expected in the coming days. If foreign currency is transferred to banks without the participation of the National Bank,…
According to State customs administration, Ukraine exported 1.605 million tons of wheat at the sum of $316.108 million in January-February. During the reporting period, barley shipments reached 292.568 thousand tons at the sum of $51.282 million. Moreover, Ukraine exported 7.999 million tons of corn at the amount of $1,321 billion. Wheat flour export totaled 65.689…
Approximately 80 workers will be made redundant when AS Kunda Nordic Tsement cement company stops producing clinker later this month. The decision was taken by the supervisory board after a surge in the price of CO2 emissions. The plant in Laane-Viru County uses old production technology, which creates a relatively high level of carbon emissions.…
Average monthly earnings in Georgia increased by 117.6 GEL ($39 or EUR 34.9) in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 1,319.6 GEL ($438.1 or EUR 391.8), reported the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). The highest monthly earnings were observed in the following fields:…
Kazakhstan will introduce a ban on accrual of remuneration for more than 90 days delayed payments in regard with consumer loans of individuals. The ban will be introduced on accrual of interest for delays of more than 90 days on all unsecured consumer loans of individuals, said Madina Abylkasymova, chairwoman of the Agency for regulation…