The draft investment plan of the PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia for 2018 provides for the purchase of 8,880 new wagons, of which 5,180 from third-party manufacturers, but this plan could be reduced due to a lack of funding, the deputy director of the Ukrzaliznytsia strategic management and development department, Oleksandr Malakhov, has said. During the infrastructure day…
Economic relations between Ukraine and Moldova have been developing dynamically. The trade turnover between the countries has increased by 30% this year, deputy chairman of the “Ukrainian Prism” foreign policy council Serhiy Herasymchuk announced during presentation of the research “Ukraine-Moldova: New Challenges and New Opportunities in Bilateral Relations”. “Ukraine is one of the main trade…
The congregation of Rakvere’s Karmel Church is planning to replace its current building with a new one, to include a gym, a cafe, and a sauna. According to the congregation’s pastor, Gunnar Kotiesen, they are building a new church because the current one dating back to 1933 is in bad condition, and also too small.…
Belarus’ largest bank Belarusbank may arrange an initial public offering (IPO) in 2019, First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vasily Matyushevsky declared on November 29. According to the source, persistent work is in progress to arrange the IPO. “I hope we will be able to carry out the initial public offering in 2019,” said Vasily…
Azerbaijan offers Croatia to launch direct flights for development of tourism, Azerbaijani Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev said. Mustafayev made the remarks at a meeting with Croatian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts Martina Dalic in Baku, the Azerbaijani Economy Ministry reported on November 29. Speaking about cooperation between the two countries, Mustafayev…
Profits of Estonia’s business sector totaled EUR 787 million in the third quarter, indicating an 8% drop YoY. Sales, meanwhile, increased by 10%, to EUR 13.9 billion, Statistics Estonia reported. Compared to the third quarter of 2016, total profits decreased in most economic activities. Construction, agricultural and manufacturing businesses contributed the most to the total…
Assets of the Ukrainian banking system as of early November totaled UAH 1.277 billion, down by 0.29% MoM, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). The central bank said that since early 2017 assets had grown by 1.08%. Total assets of banks (not taking into account reserves for active transactions) narrowed by 0.03% in…