Ukraine continues to systematically update its passenger rolling stock. Ukrzaliznytsia has signed a contract with PJSC “Kryukiv Carriage Building Plant” for the supply of 92 more new passenger cars of Ukrainian production. According to the contract, KCBP will manufacture 83 – compartment cars with the possibility of operation in the compartment and luxury format, as…
Ensuring a stable supply of drugs and vaccines for Ukrainian livestock and poultry farming, as well as the formation of updated rules for the functioning of the veterinary pharmaceutical market, became the key topics of an extended working meeting at the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. The participants discussed the status of…
More than half of Bulgarians drink beer at least once a week, while around three-quarters consume it at least once a month, according to data released by the Union of Brewers in Bulgaria. The figures were presented to mark the brewers’ professional holiday, Ilinden, as well as the 145th anniversary of the Bulgarian brewing industry,…
Representatives of Armenia’s fish farming sector staged a protest outside the government building, arguing that current state measures have failed to address the industry’s export difficulties. The chairman of the Armenian Fish Farmers Union, Gor Grigoryan, said producers were expecting practical support rather than what he described as ineffective initiatives. “Two programs have already been…
A cogeneration gas-engine power plant provided by the Finnish company Kuopion Energia Oy has arrived in Lviv region from the Ministry of Energy’s emergency energy assistance hubs. The plant is designed to meet the needs of one of the region’s critical infrastructure facilities. The delivered cogeneration plant has a total cost of 20 thousand euros.…
Over the past week, within the framework of the state program “Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%,” representatives of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses received 506 preferential loans totaling UAH 1.7 billion from 48 authorized banks, of which 385 loans worth UAH 1.1 billion were issued by banks in the state sector of the economy. Since the…
OTP Bank has signed an agreement to acquire Luminor, the third-largest banking group in the Baltic region, as it looks to expand its presence in the region. OTP Group is a leading banking group in Central and Eastern Europe, serving 17.5 million customers across 11 countries. It has continued to operate in Russia after the…