The prices of disinfection products and their availability have stabilized. Supply of facemasks and respirators is limited in multiple categories, but their prices remain stable, as concluded in a price monitoring study performed by the Consumer Rights Protection Centre (PTAC). On March 9, PTAC commenced price monitoring for items of first necessity in four biggest…
In January-May, Tajikistan imported more than 36.1 thousand tons of wheat flour valued at $9 million, declared the Customs Service on July 8. The supplies of flour increased by 64.9% on weight basis compared with the same period in 2019 and by 75% in monetary terms. According to the announcement, in January-May, Tajikistan decreased the…
Passenger numbers traveling through the state-owned Port of Tallinn (Tallinna Sadam) fell by 81.7% YoY in the second quarter of 2020, as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting border closures made themselves known, the company reported. Cargo volumes actually increased, by over 5%. 531,000 passengers passed through the Port of Tallinn, which includes…
Ukraine’s budget deficit of 7.5% is not a problem, according to the Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. He said this during a virtual roundtable meeting entitled “Ukraine Reforms: What Next?” organized by Chatham House. “This is a much smaller deficit than in many European countries, where the deficit can fluctuate at 10%. That is, 7.5% is…
New harvest onion prices in Ukraine have dropped by almost 60%. Today, one can buy quality onions from farmers in the country’s southern regions for UAH 2.5 ($0.09) per kilogram. The price of the vegetable in retail is a third higher. At the same time, the average wholesale prices of onions in Ukraine this season…
The repair season continues on state roads in Latvia. Drivers have to keep in mind possible traffic restrictions on many state and regional roads. Currently repair work continues on Jurmala, Tallinn, Vidzeme, Daugavpils and Jelgava highways, as reported state road maintenance company Latvijas Valsts celi (LVC). On Jurmala Highway (A10) road traffic is organized in…
In 11 months of 2019-2020 MY, Kazakhstan exported 1.36 million tons of wheat flour, down by 26% (0.5 million tons) YoY and by 39% (0.9 million tons) compared to 11 months of 2017-2018 MY. The main reason of export decline was lower demand from the key importers. Thus, in July-May of 2019-2020 MY, Uzbekistan was…