Hungary’s low-cost airline Wizz Air is resuming flights between Vilnius and Paris from September 30. Wizz Air has said it will operate the service twice a week. In August, the airline announced plans to expand its aircraft fleet at Vilnius Airport and launch flights from the Lithuanian capital to Reykjavik in Iceland and Yerevan in…
The peak of economic recovery is expected in the fourth quarter of 2021 – the first quarter of 2022, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) says. At the same time, it is noted that the low-water period poses risks to economic activity. The EDB’s forecast assumes a slowdown in price growth next year, given the stability…
Georgia has seen a solid economic growth over the last few years, made possible partly due to ongoing economic reforms, the EU Delegation in Georgia reports. According to the source, these reforms included overhauling tax collection procedures, fighting against corruption, opening up the country to foreign trade and investment, improving infrastructure and simplifying the business…
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba took part in a meeting of the Council of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM, which included Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian MFA press service. The meeting took place as part of the official visit…
In January-June, SCM Group paid almost UAH 35 billion in taxes, of which UAH 29 billion was transferred to the state budget and UAH 5.8 billion to local budgets. “In H1 2021, SCM’s Ukrainian businesses paid almost UAH 29 billion to the national budget, up by 57% YoY. Taxes paid to local budgets grew 38%,…
Estonia’s economy has recovered very well and has exceeded pre-crisis levels in most sectors, a recent economic forecast by the Bank of Estonia reads. There is increased price growth in Estonia, which could be calmed if the government would not increase the volume of expenditure in the coming years, the central bank warns. Prolonged price…
Georgia will be one of the first countries in the region to start negotiations on a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava has announced after the meeting in the Ministry of Economy of the UAE. “It is important that the talks will start without a feasibility study,…