The Estonian government adopted amendments to the 2017 state budget on September 21 according to which the day-to-day expenses of ministries and other institutions would change, while the total volume of expenditures and income would remain the same. The government has proposed directing EUR 3 million from the surplus of structural means’ co-financing in providing…
Honey, a healthy foodstuff, which improves human nutrition and boosts immunity, has long tradition as a food source in Uzbekistan. Currently, beekeeping continues to develop dynamically in the country. Special attention paid to the development of beekeeping and saturation of the domestic market with affordable and high-quality products had a positive impact on the expansion…
Small hydropower plants are not built in Kyrgyzstan because it is unprofitable for the state to purchase electricity from them, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Sapar Isakov said on September 21 at a meeting of the Council for Business Development and Investment. Chairman of the Investment Council Taalaibek Koichumanov said that the recommendation of the council…
Mutual communication and information exchange among businesses working in the industry is the pre-condition for improvement of Latvia’s transit industry, said Transport Ministry’s state secretary Kaspars Ozolins at a meeting of the Logistics Council. The Logistics Council discussed the situation in the transit and logistics industry, as well as predictions and proposals for improving competitiveness.…
Igor Shustov, first deputy chairman of the Belarusian state food industry concern Belgospishcheprom, commented on the situation regarding Belarus’ sugar export to Russia. “There have been no official complaints. We have been working on the Russian market year in, year out, on the basis of mutual understanding with our Russian colleagues. We got everything organized…
During the recent party hearings on the implementation of the State Program for Industrial and Innovative Development, the Investment and Development Minister of Kazakhstan Zhenis Kasymbek summarized the activities of the State program of industrial-innovative development. “To date, Kazakhstan not only provides the country with domestic products, but also enters foreign markets. The volume of…
Prices for natural gas should not depend on any political figures or factors, Naftogaz Ukrainy Head Andriy Kobolev believes. “We can talk about different mechanisms of pricing, we can talk about hubs, the domestic market or other principles, but we need to clearly understand the main requirement of Western partners, with which we completely agree…