Bilateral trade between China and Ukraine reached a record $15.76 billion from January to October 2021, or a third more than in the same period of 2020, Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Fan Xianrong said on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Ukraine. The diplomat noted that over the past…
Entrepreneurs held a rally near the building of the Government House in Bishkek. About 80 people took part in the protest. They oppose the mandatory installation of cash registers. “We are worried that introduction of the new Tax Code will have a negative impact. First of all, products will rise in price, then the business…
Georgia’s imports from Azerbaijan from January through November 2021 amounted to $509 million, the National Statistics Office (Geostat) reported. According to Geostat, the current figure increased by 12.7%, compared to $451.6 million over the same period of 2020. Top-5 exporting goods from Azerbaijan to Georgia were fuels and lubricants – $340.9 million, industrial supplies –…
Future developments of Latvia’s industrial sector will be affected by the situation with energy resource prices and the government’s possible decisions to improve the situation. If the Omicron variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly, it is possible consumption of industrial goods may decrease, notes the Ministry of Finance. Nevertheless, currently demand for goods remains high and…
From January, local municipality governments will begin accepting applications for energy price compensation. Many municipalities have hired additional people to prepare for the avalanche of applications set to come in. Tallinn is set to begin accepting energy price compensation applications from January 17. The city has told people to wait for February with their bills…
Some airlines are canceling their flights from Lithuania, according to the country’s airport operator. “The flights are being suspended temporarily and are planned to resume from February,” Aurimas Stikliunas, the head of aviation services at Lithuanian Airports (LOU), has said. “The suspensions are due to tighter restrictions or very low demand,” he added. Flights from…
Gas transit from Russia to Slovakia through Ukraine dropped 67% from year-start, the Slovak gas transmission operator, Eustream reported. On December 31, 2021, the corresponding application was for 83.8 million cubic meters, while on January 1 it fell to 49.5 million cubic meters, on January 2 – to 35.5 million cubic meters and on January…