A total of 13,948 people received unemployment insurance benefits in Estonia in the second quarter of 2019, Statistics Estonia reported. The total number of recipients increased by 0.9% QoQ and by 0.5% YoY. The average size of a payout in the second quarter was EUR 468, up by 12.8% YoY and by 5.2% QoQ. Women…
Passenger transportation by motor and other urban transport has grown by 3% in a year in Kazakhstan. In January-July passenger transportation in Kazakhstan rose from 13.1 billion to 13.5 billion people, which made 103% against the same period of the last year. The volume of cargo transportation increased from 1.8 billion to 1.9 billion tons,…
It is planned to reconstruct an open switchgear, a control center, and an automatic frequency and active power control system as part of the repair and restoration work at Azerbaijan’s Shamkir Hydroelectric Power Station. Starting from autumn 2018, the station took appropriate measures in the hydraulic units, replaced the spare parts at the second hydraulic…
Energoatom and Cameco have signed a memorandum of cooperation and understanding as part of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant operator’s strategy to diversify its nuclear fuel supply. Energoatom, which said the agreement considered cooperation in the supply and production of uranium products and nuclear fuel using Cameco’s technologies, purchased more than half of its fuel…
The minimum wage in Ukraine has tripled over the past three years and now amounts to UAH 4,173, Social Policy Minister of Ukraine Andriy Reva has stated. “Thanks to the laws developed and adopted over the past three years, the minimum wage in Ukraine has increased 3-fold. Today it amounts to UAH 4,173 per month,”…
The work is underway to renew the road signs and eliminate existing shortcomings on Baku’s streets and avenues, Baku Transport Agency reported. The purpose of these measures is to ensure the safe movement of vehicles and raise awareness of drivers and pedestrians. The corresponding measures were taken at the addresses indicated in the appeals sent…
The Italian city of Bologna and the German city of Cologne will soon be added as two new destinations offered by Hungarian lowcoster Wizz Air operating from Kutaisi International Airport. Starting from November Wizz Air will fly from Kutaisi to Bologna two times a week. Flights to Cologne from Kutaisi International Airport will be available…