President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he expects that bilateral trade in goods and services between Ukraine and Lithuania will return to pre-pandemic levels. He said this at a joint press conference in President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda in Vilnius. “Based on the results of the current year, we expect that the volumes of bilateral trade…
Latvia will donate 165,600 doses of the Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine to five countries, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Kenya and Albania, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics (New Unity) has stated, quoting a decision of the government. “We can win the fight against this pandemic together and in full solidarity with each other,” the minister announced on…
Inflation of close to 4% YoY in June is primarily down to the low reference base in 2020, the year the coronavirus arrived, according to an expert. SEB economic analyst Mihkel Nestor said: “The growth in consumer prices clearly reflects the recovery of the economy from the coronavirus crisis.” The consumer price index (CPI) increased…
In Kyrgyzstan, retail prices for cement in June amounted on average to KGS 355.1 per 50 kg and increased by 13% in comparison with May. The National Statistics Committee of the republic reported that prices for bricks amounted to KGS 7,840.8 per 1,000 pieces and increased by 5%. Meanwhile, maximum retail prices for cement were…
Employers in Latvia will have the right to end working relationship with employees without the digital Covid-19 certificate until September 15, the Latvian government has decided and agreed on a list of sectors, where vaccination against the deadly disease will be mandatory. On July 6, the Latvian government agreed on principles that would be set…
As the costs of construction go up, it gives the state’s coffers a significant blow. Mayor of Tallinn Mihhail Kolvart (Center) notes that the public sector could cool the market and delay a few investments. Pootsman, one of the most fascinating residents of Tallinn Zoo, is currently in Slovenia attempting to seduce local tiger girl…
With vaccination pace slowing down in Lithuania, unused vaccines are filling up available storage. Freezers at the Health Ministry’s Health Emergency Situations Center are already full, which is becoming a problem, a ministry adviser says. “Some vaccines need to be stored at very low temperatures, minus 20 to minus 70 degrees. All places at our…