Uzbekistan Airways, the flag carrier of Uzbekistan, has introduced the second frequency of direct flights on the route Tashkent – New York – Tashkent. The flights will be performed starting from April 5 according to the following schedule (local time): Thursday: HY 101 Tashkent 05:45 – New York 10:00 Thursday: HY 102 New York 12:45…
The economic sentiment indicator in Ukraine, calculated by the State Statistics Service, in the first quarter of 2018 was 110.1% compared with 104.3% and 105% in the fourth and third quarters of 2017 respectively, indicating its transition to the stage of recovery. According to the service, three out of the five indicators of business confidence…
The public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia intends to increase prices of passenger transportation by rail by 10% from April 1. The company plans to increase the prices two more times this year. According to a report of the Magistral media center of PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia posted on its website, the management of the company calls this decision…
Tajikistan may resume supplies of electricity to Uzbekistan from. The total export of Tajik electricity to the neighboring country will amount to at least 1.5 billion kilowatt hours per year. To date, Dushanbe and Tashkent are discussing the terms of supply of Tajik electricity to the Uzbek market, including prices. The final decision on this…
The National Economy Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan has published data on the country’s total crop and adjusted plantings for the 2017 harvest. In addition, the release includes somewhat surprising figures for grain yields. The Statistics Committee of the Ministry expanded the barley acreage in Kazakhstan to a much greater degree than expected, while…
Building the next new section of Tallinn-Tartu Highway narrower than originally planned and without yet adding the final layer of asphalt is economically efficient and will have no negative effects on road safety, Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Kadri Simson (Center) said. “In the search for possibilities to achieve the maximum outcome under conditions…
Revenues of local budgets in Ukraine grew by 31% or by UAH 45.3 billion due to the decentralization reform carried out in 2017, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman wrote on his Facebook page. “665 united territorial communities have already been created in Ukraine. Territorial communities receive millions of hryvnias for infrastructure development: they buy equipment for…