The free trade deal signed between Georgia and Hong Kong has come into effect. The deal was signed back on June 28, 2018, within the framework of the Belt and Road summit in Hong Kong, the Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development reports. It will enable Georgian entrepreneurs to provide their produce to Hong…
In January seaports of Ukraine handled 11.9 million tons of cargo, up by 3.4% YoY, says press center of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority. According to the statement, the growth was mainly driven by a 12% increase of exports (by 1 million tons), while import and transit dropped by 23.3% (by almost 500,000 tons) and by…
Finance Ministry in 2018 borrowed UAH 286.5 billion, or $10.6 billion, to finance the deficit of the national budget. In particular, foreign loans were estimated at UAH 112.3 billion ($4.2 billion), while domestic borrowings totaled UAH 174.2 billion ($6.4 billion), according to the ministry’s website. The Finance Ministry also informed about the structure of last…
Twenty-four Georgian wines have received two double-gold, 15 gold and seven silver medals at the 6th Sakura Japan Women’s Wine Awards 2019, the National Wine Agency of Georgia says. Various Georgian wines were selected among 4,326 items from 34 countries after the tasting assessment held on January 29-30. The competition featured the best commercially-produced wines…
The rate of long term unemployment in Estonia in 2018 was the lowest for 20 years, according to government agency Statistics Estonia, with the labor force also increasing in size. The average unemployment rate for the whole year was 5.4% in 2018, the agency says, with the labor force participation rate 71.9%, and the employment…
About 123 kilometers of roads are planned to be repaired in 40 districts of the country in 2019. The information was announced at a meeting of the President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov with the Minister of Transport and Roads of the country Zhanat Beishenov. According to the Information Policy Department of the head of state,…
The construction of a solar power plant in Kherson region is set to begin in March. Head of Kherson Regional State Administration Andriy Hordeyev discussed this during a meeting with representatives of Atlas Capital Energy LLC, the press service of Kherson Regional State Administration reported. “During the conversation, the parties discussed the start of construction…