Kazakhstan exported 1.2 million tons of flour in September-March 2018-2019, down by 21% YoY and the lowest volume in three years. Afghanistan is the biggest importer with its market share reaching 67%. Growth in exports is registered to China (+272%) and Tajikistan (+59%). A decrease in shipments is observed to Afghanistan (-20%), Uzbekistan (-33%) and…
The Centre Party announced that a quick solution and government intervention was required to help mitigate the effects of proposed layoffs by state-owned energy provider Eesti Energia. The decision was made at a crisis meeting held by the coalition majority party’s parliamentary group, with group chair Kadri Simson stating the two key issues were preserving…
An agreement has been reached in a court of justice in Lithuania with Latvian airline airBaltic on payment of compensation to passengers worth a total of EUR 120,000, according to representatives of flight compensation assistance company Skycop. Last year, Skycop commenced more than 200 litigations against airBaltic over the airline’s unpaid compensation to passengers. Following…
Wizz Air from July 18 will increase the frequency of flights between Kyiv and Tallinn, Estonia, from four to five flights a week. This information is included in the airlines’ booking system. Additional flights will be operated on Thursdays until October 24 inclusively, after which the frequency will return to the current four flights a…
Central bank is likely to leave its main interest rate unchanged on June 6, following a delay to the disbursement of International Monetary Fund aid worth $1.3 billion, a monthly analyst poll showed. Most of the analysts – 11 out of 17 polled by Reuters – expect the rate to remain at its current 17.5%.…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is financing repair work on the Tbilisi Metro system with $15 million, announces Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze. The repair work includes the installation of new cables, 32 European standard ventilation systems and 28 airing tunnels. “We have a very difficult situation in Tbilisi Metro in terms of electric wiring. Since…
Until all problems with Rigvir medication have been resolved, State Agency for Medicines (SAM) has decided to put its registration on hold. SAM explains that several quality defects have been found for several Rigvir medication series this year. This is why the decision was made to halt its distribution. The company that has registered Rigvir…