Implementation of e-payment system in public transport has started in the capital of Turkmenistan. Three types of e-cards for payment (general, for schoolchildren, for pensioners) appeared at various points of sale of Ashgabat city. General e-cards operate as e-wallets, and cash is automatically withdrawn from the balance of an e-card when brought close to a…
Industrial production in Ukraine in August increased by 1.2% YoY, while in July it fell by 2.6%, the State Statistics Service has said. The agency said taking into account adjustment for the effect of calendar days industrial production in August rose by 1.7% YoY. The service said in relation to the previous month industrial production…
The public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia is working on the improvement of tender documents, reduction of terms of payments for supplied products and mulling the revision of the deposit payments at tenders. The press service of the company reported that acting Board Chairman Yevhen Kravtsov gave the information at a meeting with manufacturers of products for…
The Estonian government adopted amendments to the 2017 state budget on September 21 according to which the day-to-day expenses of ministries and other institutions would change, while the total volume of expenditures and income would remain the same. The government has proposed directing EUR 3 million from the surplus of structural means’ co-financing in providing…
Honey, a healthy foodstuff, which improves human nutrition and boosts immunity, has long tradition as a food source in Uzbekistan. Currently, beekeeping continues to develop dynamically in the country. Special attention paid to the development of beekeeping and saturation of the domestic market with affordable and high-quality products had a positive impact on the expansion…
Small hydropower plants are not built in Kyrgyzstan because it is unprofitable for the state to purchase electricity from them, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Sapar Isakov said on September 21 at a meeting of the Council for Business Development and Investment. Chairman of the Investment Council Taalaibek Koichumanov said that the recommendation of the council…
Mutual communication and information exchange among businesses working in the industry is the pre-condition for improvement of Latvia’s transit industry, said Transport Ministry’s state secretary Kaspars Ozolins at a meeting of the Logistics Council. The Logistics Council discussed the situation in the transit and logistics industry, as well as predictions and proposals for improving competitiveness.…