The passenger flow at Kyiv’s Boryspil International Airport in January amounted to 897,195 people, up by 14% YoY, the Center for Transport Strategies has reported. In January, Boryspil International Airport provided air services to 766,312 passengers of regular flights (+21%) and 130,883 passengers of charter flights (-17%). The number of transfer passengers increased by almost…
The volume of gas transit from the Russian Federation through the Ukrainian gas transmission system (GTS) in January amounted to 7.6 billion cubic meters, up by 25% YoY, the press service of JSC Ukrtransgaz reported on the results of the Ukrainian GTS in January. Ukraine did not pump gas into underground storage facilities in January…
The City Council of Vilnius has adopted the Lithuanian capital’s budget for 2019, with expenditure exceeding revenue by 5 million euros. The city’s revenue is expected to grow by 3.5% this year compared with 2018, to 611.717 million euros. Total revenue, including EU support and funds carried over from last year, is projected at 679.4…
An Azerbaijani winemaking company Aspi Agro LLC, operating in the country’s Gabala district, plans to expand its export geography. The company plans to export its products to neighboring Turkey. “We plan to export “Savalan” wines to the new market. This brand is very popular in Azerbaijan, and is in great demand. Today we export alcoholic…
As of late January, the growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Turkmenistan was 6.2%, the Turkmen government said in a statement. In general, the volume of production and the retail trade turnover grew by 4.9% and 19% YoY, respectively. The plan for the production of various types of food products has been fulfilled…
The international foreign exchange reserves of Ukraine amount to more than $21 billion, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said at the All-Ukrainian Public Forum “Open Dialogue” in Kyiv. “In 2014-2015, the level of foreign exchange reserves amounted to $5 billion, and payments amounted to $7 billion. The threat of Ukraine’s bankruptcy seemed inevitable. Today, the…
Last year, Ukraine produced 159.35 billion kWh of electricity, up by 2.5% YoY. As the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry of Ukraine reports, the electricity production in 2018 amounted to 159.35 billion kWh, up by 2.5% YoY. The share of nuclear power plants in overall Ukrainian electricity production was 53%, of thermal power stations and…