Compared to Q1 2017 construction output increased by 35.7% in Latvia in Q1 2018. Construction output rise was observed in construction of buildings (44.2%), civil engineering (43.6%) and specialized construction activities (16.3%). Compared to the corresponding quarter of the year before output growth was recorded in all types of civil engineering: construction of roads and…
Independent power supplier Elektrum Lietuva, a part of Latvian energy group Latvenergo, is launching a new business and will help residents and businesses to install solar panels this month already. Elektrum Lietuva CEO Martynas Gina says the company is the first on the market to provide such services. Elektrum Lietuva has been operating in Lithuania…
Iranian companies are interested in taking part in motorway and road construction projects in Turkmenistan, Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi, the Islamic Republic’s Roads and Urban Development minister, said. Akhoundi made the remarks on the sidelines of a meeting with Turkmenistan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Rasit Meredow in Tehran. The parties held talks on participation of Iranian companies…
The state authorities consistently fulfill the road maintenance plan, including at the local level and within the framework of rebuilding the border infrastructure. “This year we have managed to prepare for the season of road works and quickly start the repairs and construction. We have many damaged roads, so we will restore them. We have…
A trade volume between Ukraine and Slovenia increased by 31% YoY in 2017, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said during a joint press conference with President of Slovenia Borut Pahor in Kyiv. According to him, the growth became possible due to a deep and comprehensive free trade zone. Poroshenko also says that Slovenian business actively…
The Government of Georgia, the German government-owned development bank KFW and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed a declaration on launching reforms for developing the energy market in Georgia and improve energy efficiency in the country. As Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili stated at the government meeting, the development of the country’s energy field…
According to information released by Statistics Estonia, the average gross monthly income per employee in 2017 totaled EUR 1,155, up by 7.6% YoY. The fastest growth of 8.6% was registered in the income of those under 25 years of age. Last year the average gross monthly income per employee was the highest in Harju County…