Darnytsia wagon repair plant (Kyiv), a branch of the public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia, has annulled nine tenders to buy 2,000 drop bottom gondola cars of general use at the expected price of around UAH 1.2 million (VAT included) per car. According to information on the ProZorro e-procurement portal, the tenders were annulled, as less than…
Production of motor vehicles in Ukraine rose by 67% YoY in January-November, to 7,654 units, according to the Ukrautoprom Association. In particular, the number of manufactured passenger cars grew by 72.2%, to 6,544 units, while the production of commercial vehicles fell by 22.7%, to 423 units. At the same time, the number of buses manufactured…
Aldaris concludes 2017 with three new contracts, commencing exports of products to China, France and the Netherlands. Until now Aldaris has exported products to eight markets, with the largest being United Kingdom, taking up 78.71% of Aldaris export volume, as reported by the company. Aldaris board member Sigita Ozola comments: “We are truly satisfied with…
Electric energy consumption in Belarus is projected to increase by 3 billion kilowatt-hours by 2020, Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Vadim Zakrevsky announced. “Under the optimistic scenario, electricity consumption will reach some 40 billion kWh by 2020, growing by 3 billion kWh from 2017. This increase includes 2 billion kWh to be used by the real…
The Riigikogu has adopted the 2018 State Budget Act, according to which Estonia’s state budget will exceed EUR 10 billion for the first time. The budget was passed in the 101-seat chamber in the third and final reading with a 55-41 vote. The size of expenditures and investments set out by the budget is EUR…
Ukrainian airlines in January-November increased passenger traffic by 29.6% compared to the corresponding period of 2016, to 9.826 million people. According to the data from the State Aviation Service of Ukraine, during the reporting period Ukrainian airlines increased international passenger traffic by 30.8%, to 8.967 million people. Passenger traffic through the airports of Ukraine rose…
Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan says that ongoing negotiations with the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair are coming to an end, as a new agreement with Boryspil Internarial Airport has been reached. “I believe that Ryanair will enter the Ukrainian market, our negotiations are coming to an end. We have managed to find a consensus with Boryspil…