Coal reserves during the ongoing heating season for the first time exceeded last year’s figures, Andriy Herus, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy and Utilities, reported. “On January 14, coal stocks in the warehouses of TPPs and CHPPs for the first time during this autumn-winter period exceeded coal stocks reported on the same…
Georgia exported about 107 million bottles of wine to 62 countries in 2021, marking a record high over the last nine years, the government revealed on January 17. Sales of Georgian wine abroad generated $250 million last year, with a total of 441 companies exporting the product to various countries. The figure contrasts with as…
To support Latvian residents in a situation when the rapid climb of energy prices has a serious effect on every household, political party New Unity suggested at a meeting of government parties on January 17 to provide benefits to seniors and families with children. The party’s board decided focused support would be provided to families…
Georgia will import high-quality medicines from Turkey to effect a “significant” reduction of the cost of drugs on the Georgian market, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said in a government session on January 17. The PM made the announcement as an update on a recent initiative of his team to ensure a reduction of the general…
High-speed train started running three times daily on the route between Tashkent and Bukhara cities of Uzbekistan from January 17, the press service of state Uzbekistan Railways company reported. The train departs for Bukhara from the Tashkent railway station at 8:30 AM (GTM+5) every day. The return train to Bukhara is at 15:27. Previously, the…
A situation when Latvia may commence cooperation with China in the field of carrying railway freight seems very close, says state joint-stock company Latvian Railway (LDz) Chairman of the Board Maris Kleinbergs. He said in the last decade there was a lot of talk about the opportunity of carrying Chinese freight through Latvia and there…
Due to the continued high rate of inflation, rental prices, which have been rising since last spring, are set to continue this upward trend through 2022, particularly in Estonia’s two primary cities, Tallinn and Tartu, some experts say. Rentals in smaller towns will see a more modest rate of rise this year, though could even…