Through the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine, modern frequency converters, provided with the support of the UK, were delivered to energy facilities in Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Odesa, Sumy and Chernihiv regions. The total cost of the equipment is over 113 thousand euros. The frequency converters will contribute to the reliable operation of the energy…
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine held another auction for the exchange (switch auction) of domestic government bonds. The volume of satisfied applications amounted to UAH 15 billion at face value. Investors were offered to exchange bonds with a maturity date of August 5, for a new issue with a maturity date of December 5,…
The energy ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia agreed on July 22 to strengthen joint reserve capacities for their power systems and to explore sharing emergency grid equipment in the event of major disruptions. Meeting in Riga, Lithuanian Energy Minister Lukas Savickas and his Latvian and Estonian counterparts signed a declaration committing the three countries…
Armenia’s Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan has shared statistical data on the number of jobs in the country as of June in a Facebook post. According to the figures presented, the number of jobs has increased by 302,411 compared with June 2017. “Jobs: June 2017: 527,337, June 2026: 829,748, difference: 302,411,” Papoyan wrote. Separately, the international…
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,…