Environment Ministry has proposed two taxes aimed at reducing pollution from cars. A one-off levy would apply to cars first sold in Lithuania, while another tax would be paid annually. The first levy is a reformed version of the current registration tax and, according to Environment Vice Minister Gintare Krusniene, will only be paid on…
Freight traffic between January and June at the Port of Ventspils reached 5.83 million tons, down by 14.2% YoY, the port authority statistics showed. The six-month cargo volume includes 3.42 million tons of liquid bulk cargo handled at the port, 1.08 million tons of dry bulk cargo and 1.33 million tons of break-bulk cargo. There…
Retail prices for meat increased by almost 36% on average over the year. The National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan provided such data. Prices for beef on average reached 464.76 soms per kilogram and compared to the same date last year increased by 108 soms, or by 30.3%. Mutton costs 488.47 soms now, up by 41.12%.…
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during negotiations with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that both states had untapped potential to increase bilateral trade at least 5-fold. The parties said that the trade turnover between both countries had increased four-fold over the past years. The number of joint ventures has increased by more than a hundred.…
FlyArystan Airlines has launched regular flights between Kutaisi and the city of Shymkent (Kazakhstan), the Association of Airports of the Ministry of Economy of Georgia reports. The first flight was carried out on July 14. Shymkent has become the fourth city in Kazakhstan from which regular flights to Kutaisi are carried out. Currently FlyArystan also…
Swedbank Estonia reported first half of 2021 profits of EUR 89.2 million, a rise of a little under 2% YoY. The increase in profit, of EUR 1.6 million, was mainly the result of increased income for the bank. Olavi Lepp, Swedbank AS CEO, said: “Restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic were eased in the second…
JSC Ukrzaliznytsia has already received funds from the July placement of Eurobonds, the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure reports. “Following meetings with investors and pricing, JSC Ukrzaliznytsia attracted financing in the amount of $300 million by issuing 5-year bonds. The funds are already on the company’s accounts,” reads the report. The ministry reminded…