As a result of the continuous efforts of the Azeraeronavigation (AZANS) Air Traffic Control in developing the route network, increasing its efficiency and environmental safety, the air transit traffic through Azerbaijan grew 2.6-fold in seasonal months, while the overall average growth rate totaled 1.3 times, First Vice-President of AZAL Samir Rzayev. He noted that around…
On February 23, Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to Ukraine Bartosz Cichocki. The topics discussed included deepening cooperation in the energy sector and the importance of Poland’s stand in imposing sanctions against rosatom. “We have a successful experience of cooperation with Poland…
In January, Ukraine’s trade turnover totaled $7.9 billion, down by 35% YoY. “In January, Ukraine imported goods to the tune of $4.8 billion and exported goods to the tune of $3.1 billion. At the same time, taxed imports totaled $4 billion, accounting for 83% of the total volume of imported goods,” the State Customs Service…
Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia, met with representatives of Air Serbia to discuss prospects of the airline launching operations at Tbilisi International Airport with direct flights connecting the two countries, the airports body said on February 23. In his meeting within the CONNECT Route Development Forum in Tangier, Morocco, Karkashadze…
Poland’s unemployment rate went up to 5.5% in January from 5.2% in December 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on February 23. Economists polled by PAP expected a 5.4% unemployment figure in the first month of 2023. The number of registered unemployed measured 857,600 in January against 812,300 in December 2022, GUS also said.…
A total of 36,000 flights were operated in Azerbaijan in 2022, of which record-high 18,000, including domestic flights, fell on Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL), First Vice-President of AZAL Samir Rzayev told reporters. Rzayev noted that in 2022, AZAL carried 41% of the total number of passengers on international flights, and the remaining 59% were carried…
Poland’s unemployment rate may inch upwards in the coming months, a think tank analyst has said. Poland’s unemployment rate went up to 5.5% in January from 5.2% in December 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on February 23. Sebastian Sajnog, an economist with the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), a government-sponsored think tank, said in…