In January-August UAH 11.8 billion of military tax was transferred to the state budget, up by 24.4% YoY, the press service of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine reports. According to the SFS, the planned figures for the revenues from military tax for the reported period were fulfilled by 102.3%, and UAH 259.4 million was…
The military of Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation (JFO) have received a brand-new armored personnel carrier (BTR) Butsefal (“Bucephalus”), developed by the Kharkiv-based Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau, a state-owned enterprise. “The newest BTR-4E Butsefal is an eight-wheel drive armored personnel carrier, developed in Ukraine by the Kharkiv-based Machine Building Design Bureau and manufactured at the…
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…