A direct flight between Vilnius and London City Airport might be launched in the spring, Lithuanian Economy Minister Virginijus Sinkevicius says. He and his counterpart of the Transport Ministry, Rokas Masiulis, currently substituting for Environment Minister Kestutis Navickas, signed an order on the establishment of a flight between Vilnius and London City Airport, vital for…
Belarus and Germany may reach $3 billion in mutual trade in 2018, Belarus’ Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Germany Denis Sidorenko said. “Our relations in the economic sector are very positive. We can see that we are most likely to reach $3 billion in mutual trade this year,” said Denis Sidorenko. He named the products…
The Pension Fund of Ukraine continues to finance pension payments for July, the government’s portal reports with a reference to the Pension Fund. “As of July 13, UAH 16.8 billion was allocated for the payment of pensions, which is 56.2% of the monthly requirement,” reads the report. The Pension Fund added that financing and payment…
GE Transportation, a division of U.S. company General Electric, will provide Ukraine with first diesel locomotives this autumn, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman stated during the Government Question Hour meeting held in Parliament. “This year we will build more wagons than ever. And we will get a new rolling stock this autumn, which we built with…
Georgian wine variety Saperavi Khashmi has been added to the list of protected Georgian appellation wines. “This decision indicates the diversity of Georgian wine and its varietal richness, which is especially important in terms of the popularization of Georgian wine and the growth of export potential”, read the press release published by the Georgian National…
Belarus intends to sell beef and poultry meat to the United Arab Emirates. The statement was made by Belarusian Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo after negotiations with Director General of the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) Abdulla Al Maeeni. Igor Brylo said: “Belarus intends to sell dairy products, beef, and poultry…
In January-June the Port of Tallinn handled 10.09 million tons of cargo, up by 1.4% YoY. According to the Port Authorities, transshipment of containers climbed by 6.4%, to 108,920 TEUs. Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo grew by 1%, to 4.28 million tons, and Ro-Ro – by 8.9%, to 2.73 million tons, while transshipment of dry…