Georgia’s economy grew by 4.8% YoY in the first eight months of 2018, announced the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). The estimated real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in August was 2%, Geostat said. Last month the estimated real growth, compared to the same period of the previous year, was posted in the…
A number of Ryanair flights have been cancelled due to a strike on September 28, but Tallinn Airport confirmed that the Irish discount airline’s scheduled flights to and from Tallinn remained unaffected. Of 2,400 flights scheduled for September 28, Ryanair canceled nearly 250, as flight crews in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain…
Work on the reconstruction of the Baku-Yalama railway is scheduled to begin in 2019, the chairman of the Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, Javid Gurbanov announced. “Tender documents will be signed soon. The length of the railway is about 200 kilometers. Also, work is underway to move the 313 kilometers-long Baku-Astara railway, a part of which lies…
The Health Ministry of Ukraine plans to sign a memorandum of cooperation with the Dutch organization Task Force Health Care. “Thanks to the Task Force Health Care, the Dutch medical business will get an opportunity to invest in Ukrainian medicine. Within the framework of The World of Health Care international congress, Deputy Health Minister Roman…
Ukraine has conducted the successful test of a new armored recovery vehicle “Lev”, which could be used for towing and repairing battle-damaged military equipment in combat conditions, the country’s state defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom said. Designed by Lviv Armour Vehicle Factory, “Lev” is based on the Soviet T-72 tank. It is equipped with a crane, which…
A new highway is planned to be built from Baku to the Russian border until 2020, Azerbaijani Minister of Economy Shahin Mustafayev said. Mustafayev made the remarks at the round table meeting on “Strengthening of Cooperation in Transport and Transit Transport”, which is being held at the 9th Azerbaijan-Russia Interregional Forum in Baku on September…
Saeima’s Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee supported in the third reading amendments to the Handling of Alcoholic Beverages Law, which provided that small breweries would be allowed to produce drinks using berries, fruit and plants that grew in the wild or cultivated in gardens in Latvia. Amendments are intended to define that small…