Last year, direct investment of Lithuanian business in Ukraine amounted to EUR 180 million, mostly in the financial sector and trade. “Last year, Lithuanian business invested EUR 180 million in Ukraine, in particular, in financial sector, insurance, wholesale and retail trade. In addition, the trade turnover between our countries reached 1 billion 200 thousand euros,”…
Uzbekistan exported a total of 9,600 tons of apricots worth $8.2 million in January-July. Exports were carried out to the markets of eight foreign countries. The largest volume of Uzbek apricots was delivered to Kazakhstan (4,200 tons), followed by Russia (3,600 tons) and Kyrgyzstan (1,500 tons). Ukraine purchased 243.3 tons, with UAE importing 1.7 tons.…
The Lithuanian government has backed significant changes to the traffic rules with novelties such as cycling streets, A+ driving lanes and special traffic lights for public transport. The government passed the amendments on September 15. According to the planned changes from June 2022, some streets in town centers and resorts can be designated as “bicycle…
In Latvia, every citizen and permanent resident has to have the right to open a bank account, otherwise one of a person’s democratic freedoms is not respected, says Saeima opposition legislator Janis Urbanovics. According to him, since the Latvian financial sector control institutions and procedures have experienced a far-reaching reform to phase out money laundering…
Population will be uninterruptedly provided with electricity during the heating season, the Minister of Energy and Industry of Kyrgyzstan Doskul Bekmurzaev has said at a round table. According to him, every effort is being made to ensure a stable supply of electricity to the population in the autumn-winter period and to prevent emergency blackouts. “Kyrgyzstanis…
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will resume regular flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Krakow from September 28. Wizz Air will operate flights between Krakow and Kutaisi twice a week. In total, Wizz Air will operate flights to 14 destinations in nine countries 24 times a week. “Since the resumption of regular flights, Wizz Air…
In January-July, Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.1% YoY, according to data provided by the Ministry of Economy. The consolidated index of production grew by 1.3% (against a 1% increase in January-June 2021 and a 6.6% decline in January-June 2020). Ukraine’s GDP rose by 2.1% in January-July, compared with a 1.7% growth in…