Ukraine’s polypropylene (PP) imports increased by 9% YoY in the first seven months of the year, as demand for all PP grades grew. Overall imports of propylene polymers reached 74,000 tons in January-July, compared to 67,700 tons a year earlier. Demand for all PP grades increased, but PP block copolymers accounted for the greatest growth.…
Starting from October 28 Turkish Airlines plans to increase the frequency of flights on the Lviv-Istanbul route from 7 to 10 flights a week. This is the second increase in the number of flights in this direction over the past year. Flights on Monday, Thursday and Sunday will be carried out twice a day. At…
African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed on Romania’s largest pig breeding farm, where 140,000 animals are being culled. The deadly ASF virus was confirmed on the farm, which consists of three adjacent properties in the southern county of Braila, after water samples were sent to the authorities. Romania’s national veterinary authority, ANSVSA, confirmed the…
The Latvian Supreme Court has banned the Riga public transport company SIA Rigas satiksme from continuing a procurement procedure of passenger van services without changing the procedure. With this week’s ruling the Supreme Court has satisfied the additional complaints by the bus service companies AS Liepajas autobusu parks and AS Nordeka. Having heard the explanations…
The turnover of retail trade enterprises increased by 2% YoY in July, according to Statistics Estonia. The increase in July at constant prices led to a retail trade enterprises turnover of EUR 624.1 million. If seasonally and working-day adjusted data is taken into account however, the increase stood at 1%. The breakdown is as follows:…
The Supervisory Board of PrivatBank has approved a new structure and composition of the management board, a press release issued by the bank states. “The management board structure is better aligned with the Bank’s tasks in the transformation period and the best European practices with a focus on the implementation of the approved Bank’s development…
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman says Ukraine needs about 10 years to become a self-sufficient economy. “We will need some time to become self-sufficient from the economic point of view. I can cope with this task within 10 years. This means that our economy will undergo positive changes every year,” the prime minister said at…