State Real Estate (VNI) will soon commence restoration of the facade of the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) in Riga, 1 Citadeles Street. A contract for EUR 452,630.48 (no VAT) has been signed. Work will be performed by SIA Laba maja Latvija and it is planned to be completed in spring 2021, as reported…
In the third quarter, there were 54,300 unemployed persons in Estonia, up by 4,900 QoQ, data from Statistics Estonia showed. The labor force participation rate was 71.8%, the employment rate was 66.3% and the unemployment rate was 7.7%. Leading analyst at Statistics Estonia Eveli Voolens said the unemployment rate was 3.8% higher than in the…
Ministries have failed to fulfill the state defense order for the current year and tasks to reform the country’s military-industrial complex, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov has announced during an interdepartmental meeting on the development of the defense industry and the implementation of the state defense order to meet…
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the State of Qatar Andrii Kuzmenko has held a meeting with H.E. Mohammed Bin Ahmed Towar Al Kuwari, Vice-President of Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI). During the meeting, the parties discussed the state of bilateral trade and economic cooperation and prospects for its expansion. They also outlined possible joint actions…
Changes have been made to the state program of “Produce in Georgia” that will benefit local event companies and farmers, Economy Minister Natia Turnava has announced. Following the changes, event companies will also be involved in a credit guarantee mechanism that will enable them to get subsidized bank loans for 12 months. Turnava said this…
Finnish shipping line Eckero has added an extra, early morning service, using its MS Finbo Cargo ferry and plying the route between Muuga, east of Tallinn, and Vuosaari, near Helsinki. The early departure leaves Muuga at 6.30 a.m. and arrives at Vuosaari at 9.15 a.m. The service has been running since early November. “Eckero Line’s…
Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Akylzhan Baimagambetov spoke about the financing of state programs during the round table on the results of the development of financial sector during the coronavirus pandemic. According to him, the National Bank of Kazakhstan has been financing the state programs to the tune of KZT 2.3 trillion,…