The board of Riga Central Market – board chairman Artis Druvinieks and board member Kaspars Zauls – have stepped down. According to Riga City Council’s Communication Office, officials have informed Riga city CEO and shareholders in the company Janis Lange of their decision. Lange said Riga Central Market needed a new and capable management that…
Almost 55,000 passengers used Tallinn Airport in May, the highest number in nine months. Flights were 46% full on average. Eero Pargmae, the commercial manager of Tallinn Airport, said demand for travel had built up and tickets were selling well. “Vaccination, of course, plays a very important role in the recovery of travel, and vaccine…
Mutton has risen in price by 28.8 soms, or by 6.3% MoM, the State Agency for Antimonopoly Regulation reports. Other types of meat are also growing in price. Thus, price of pork grew by 23.8 soms, or by 6.7%, beef – by 10 soms, or by 2.3%, and price of poultry meat by 3.1 soms.…
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded a 12-day mission to Uzbekistan to review its development of infrastructure for a nuclear power program. The Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) was carried out at the invitation of the Uzbek government. Uzbekistan, a major global uranium supplier, is looking to nuclear power as…
Kherson International Airport has launched a Pegasus Airlines flight to Istanbul, the Kherson Regional Council reports. “On June 3, Kherson International Airport met the first flight of the Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus with a water arch. The carrier has connected Kherson and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport with direct flights,” reads the report. Flights from…
The Verkhovna Rada on June 3 adopted at the second reading and in general a draft law on amendments to the Tax Code to introduce value-added tax on digital services provided by global tech giants. The bill No. 4184 saw support of 283 people’s deputies with the required minimum of 226 votes. The memo to…
Compared to Q1 2020, freight carried in transport by land and pipeline increased by 12.2%, but at ports – reduced by 8.2% in Q1 2021. 23.4 million tons of freights were carried by land and pipeline transport, up by 2.5 million tons or by 12.2%. An increase was observed for the first time since Q2…