New trolleybuses, purchased at the expense of EBRD’ funds within the public transport development project, arrived in Bishkek, the press service of the Bishkek City Administration reported. 37 new trolleybuses were delivered to the capital: 15 low-floor Belarusian vehicles and 22 medium-floor trolleybuses from Russia. The Vice Mayor of Bishkek Gennady Militsky said that 52…
According to information released by Statistics Estonia on August 9, in June the exports of goods increased by 17% and imports by 18% YoY. The growth in trade was affected the most by increased trade in mineral products. In the first half of 2018 the exports of goods increased by 10% and imports by 8%.…
Belarus’ target economic development scenario suggests that GDP growth will be 4.1% in 2019. This is envisaged by the draft projections of the social and economic development of Belarus in 2019, Deputy Economy Minister Alexander Chervyakov said at an expanded-participation session of the Economy, Budget, and Finance Commission of the Council of the Republic of…
The largest loss among the banks operating in Ukraine in the first half of 2018 was posted by Ukrainian-based subsidiaries of Russian state-owned banks. In particular, the subsidiaries posted UAH 9.020 billion, or $334 million, in loss, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) said on its website. Namely, Sberbank reported UAH 7.176 billion, or $266…
Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said that first locomotives manufactured and equipped for Ukraine under the agreement with U.S. multinational conglomerate General Electric will be put into operation this autumn. “This autumn we will start receiving new rolling stock under the agreement on joint production with General Electric. We have lost a lot of rolling…
According to Transaviabaltika, the airline serving flights between the Western Estonian islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa and the mainland, the average load factor of flights on the Kuressaare route was over 90%, while the load factor exceeded 60% on the Kardla route. According to airline spokesperson Rene Must, last month’s hot summer weather and a…
General Electric will spend EUR 18.8 million on a project designed to upgrade the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant, the Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of Armenia said. According to the ministry, the modernization activities are aimed at increasing the efficiency and reliability of the plant. The modernization includes renovation of the gas turbine…