Azerbaijan’s GDP volume reached almost 72.4 billion manats in January-November, up by 1% YoY, the State Statistics Committee reported. The volume of GDP per capita stood at 7,378.5 manats. In January-November, the volume of GDP produced in the Azerbaijani non-oil sector increased by 1.3%, while in the oil and gas sector there was an increase…
Ukrainian state-owned railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) plans to borrow UAH 40 billion ($1.31 billion at a reference rate of UAH 30.5 per U.S. dollar – this forex rate is applicable throughout the text) and repay UAH 39.2 billion ($1.29 billion) in 2019. As of the beginning of 2019, the company’s balance on financial obligations…
Ukrainian economist Yevhen Oleynikov says Ukrainians should not be worried about an increase in food prices before the spring of 2019 and stores will be selling products at December prices after the New Year holidays. “In January, retail stores have the previous year’s remnants. That is, in fact, retailers are analyzing what and how it…
The 2019 state budget recently adopted by the Riigikogu will allow for rescuers’ monthly salaries to be increased by an average of 23.6%, to EUR 1,000, the Rescue Board said. According to Director General of the Rescue Board Kuno Tammearu, this will be the largest wage increase yet at the Rescue Board, and all agency…
Latvian airline airBaltic carried 3,842,952 passengers in January-November, up by 18% YoY, to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East. In November, a total of 289,566 passengers or 15% more than last year traveled with airBaltic. During the eleven months of 2018 airBaltic operated 51,791 flights. In November, the airline performed…
Gas supply to some districts of Bishkek will be suspended, the Public Relations and Media Service of Gazprom Kyrgyzstan company reported. In connection with emergency restoration work on December 17-21, supply of gas will be suspended in the following areas: – in Krasniy Stroitel, Keramicheskiy, Kaindy housing estates; – in Nizhnyaya Ala-Archa village (Andijan, Logvinenko,…
The budgets of united territorial communities will grow to UAH 292.3 billion in 2019 and the state support for regional development will amount to over UAH 30 billion, Vice Prime Minister Hennadiy Zubko wrote on his Facebook page. “Own local budget revenues will grow to UAH 292.3 billion in 2019. In addition, the state support…