New technical regulations for the production of cement products, steel frames, electric cables and plastic pipes came into effect on January 15. The updated technical regulations have been based on the best practices of the developed countries of the European Union, says the Technical and Construction Supervision Agency of Georgia. The new construction regulations are…
From 2011 to 2018, the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has bought monetary gold in the amount of 19.4 billion soms on the domestic market, the press service of the bank reported. To replenish the international reserves at the expense of domestic sources, in 2011 the National Bank resumed the purchase of gold on the domestic…
Ukrainian sugar refineries have produced 1.69 million tons of sugar since August 30, 2018, when the current sugar production season began with the launch of a sugar refinery in Tomashpil, Vinnytsia region. “As of January 14, some 1.69 million tons of sugar had been produced and 12.46 million tons of sugar beets had been processed,”…
CSA Czech Airlines will resume flights on the Odesa-Prague route from May 30. According to the press service of Odesa International Airport, from May 30 Czech Airlines flights from Prague to Odesa will be operated twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. From June 17 a flight on Saturday will be added, and from July…
Power supply in south Uzbekistan will be significantly improved thanks to the construction of the additional generation capacity at existing Talimarjan power plant (TPP) with the help of a up to $240-million sovereign loan provided by the EBRD to JSC Uzbekenergo. The project will be the largest EBRD investment in Uzbekistan to date. The funding…
As announced already in 2018, flag carrier Nordica closed down its Oslo, Amsterdam and St Petersburg routes on January 14. The reduced flight plan leaves the airline with eight direct routes this winter. The destinations still available for direct flights from Tallinn are Stockholm, Vilnius, Copenhagen, Brussels, Kiev, Warsaw, Vienna and Munich, the airline said.…
Bankruptcy proceedings for the financially stricken Lithuanian airline Small Planet Airlines have been launched, with information from the Center of Registers showing that Vilnius Regional Court initiated them on January 7. Small Planet Airlines CEO Kristijonas Kaikaris said the move was aimed at securing protection from creditors as the company no longer received revenue after…