Two more kindergartens will be commissioned in Osh city in the middle of the year, press service of the City Hall of the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan reports. The Vice Mayor of the city, Zhasur Azimov, checked the facilities under construction. He visited three kindergartens – No. 30 Aidanek for 100 children, a kindergarten Turan…
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on April 19 announced the planned transformation of Uzbekistan Airways and Uzbekistan Airports in a bid to improve the effectiveness of these companies. New measures aim at reducing the expenses of Uzbekistan Airways by $46.5 million. The staff of the company and its structural organizations are set to be optimized, a…
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine is interested in implementing joint infrastructure projects with U.S. companies, in particular in the field of railway transport, Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Kryklii has said during an online meeting with representatives of the U.S. Wabtec Corporation. Kryklii stressed that the implementation of projects in the field of railway transport…
Milk production in Ukraine decreased by 6.2% YoY in January-March, according to the State Statistics Service. In particular, Ukraine’s milk output amounted to 1.75 million tons, including 671.7 thousand tons produced by agricultural enterprises (-0.5%) and 1.08 million tons by private households (-7.4%). The highest volumes of milk production over the reporting period were recorded…
New opportunities for Estonian businesses have emerged during the COVID-19 crisis, as global supply chains get shorter and become more regional, Governor of the Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank) Madis Muller has said at a conference on economic security. Muller said there was a global trend in shortening the supply chains for the production of…
Because of Covid-19 crisis there are sometimes major price differences for the same goods in different shops in Latvia, says Agricultural Market Promotion Centre (LTVC) manager Inguna Gulbe. “Covid-19 has polarized the population in Latvia even more. The rich and the poor are even more far-apart. The gap has expanded uncontrollably. Previously Latvia’s political stage…
While the authorities of Kyrgyzstan are changing the Constitution and holding elections, the situation in the country is deteriorating. Drop in GDP continues, as well as the rise in prices for almost all products. Experts’ forecasts are disappointing. Improvement can be expected only until the end of the year, but on condition that the epidemiological…