Uzbekistan: Kazakhstan remains main importer of cars

Uzbekistan’s State Statistics Committee has announced the list of countries where Uzbekistan exported cars in January-October. Kazakhstan remains the main importer of Uzbek-made cars with 26,776 units, followed by Ukraine (568) and Russia (400). During the reporting period, Azerbaijan purchased 141 cars from Uzbekistan, neighboring Afghanistan – 128, Tajikistan -72 and the Kyrgyz Republic –…

Ukraine: sugar beet harvesting completed

As of November 26, Ukrainian farmers harvested more than 10.5 million tons of sugar beets. According to the Information and Analytical Portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine, sugar beets were harvested from the area of 222.7 thousand hectares (98% in Ukraine), more than 10.5 million tons of sweet roots were harvested with the average…

Latvia: government permits Christmas markets

On November 25, the Operational Management Group (OVG) reached a conceptual agreement to permit Christmas markets in spite of Covid-19 pandemic in Latvia, as confirmed by the Ministry of Economics. Although discussions between the Ministry of Economics and Ministry of Health continue on this topic, it is clear Christmas markets will be allowed to work…

Georgia: three cities to receive EUR 30,000 each from EU for cultural development strategies

The three western Georgian cities of Kutaisi, Poti and Zugdidi will receive 30,000 euros each to develop a cultural development strategy with grants form EU4Culture. The Georgian cities were selected among a total of 14 non-capital cities and towns from five Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. At a final stage,…