According to information released by Statistics Estonia, the exports of goods increased by 8% and imports by 9% YoY in 2017, with exports totaling EUR 12.8 billion and imports to Estonia EUR 14.7 billion at current prices. The trade deficit in 2017 was EUR 1.9 billion, up by EUR 315 million. The increase in the…
The organizations affiliated with the Belarusian state petrochemical concern Belneftekhim increased the export of goods to $7.7 billion in 2017, by 27.5% YoY, Belneftekhim Chairman Igor Lyashenko noted at a session to assess the performance of the concern in 2017. In 2017 the concern met the main targets in foreign trade in goods and services.…
The Kyiv international airport (Zhuliany) serviced 155,500 passengers in January, up by 43.8% YoY. The press service of the airport reported that the number of passengers serviced on international flights totaled 149,600 and on domestic flights – 5,900. The number of flights in January accounted for 1,876 (departures and arrivals), up by 19.3%, including 1,552…
One more top Arab air carrier may appear in Ukraine, which will perform flights from regional Ukrainian airports to Asia, Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelyan said. “Negotiations are under way with one of the top Arab carriers, and I am sure they are successful. If this air carrier starts transportations from Lviv to Asia…
Passenger traffic in the two Armenian airports grew by 9.1% YoY in January, the general department of civil aviation reveals. Overall, 189,177 people used the services of Zvartnots airport in the capital city, Yerevan, and Shirak airport in the northern city of Gyumri. According to the data, 892 tons of cargo were transported at Zvartnots…
Codest, an Italian company, will become the general contractor for the project to build Gazprom Center in Minsk, the press service of Gazprom Transgaz Belarus reported. A relevant package of documents was signed in Minsk. Gazprom Transgaz Belarus will be the project customer and investor. The construction of the multifunctional facility started in Minsk in…
In 2017 Kyrgyzstan produced 4,610.1 million dekaliters of alcoholic beverages, the Directorate for the Regulation, Control over the Production and Turnover of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcoholic and Alcohol-Containing Products reported. “In 2017 at least 42 enterprises operated in the alcohol industry, including 5 alcohol and 6 vodka plants, 13 breweries and 18 wineries,” the directorate said.…