The financial results of the Polish Airports State Enterprise (PPL), the operator of several Polish airports, including the Warsaw Chopin Airport, considerably improved in 2021, the second year of the pandemic, against 2020, the company reported. Although PPL recorded a loss of about PLN 185 million (EUR 40 million) in 2021, the result was better…
Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Valdemaras Rupsys has welcomed the campaign by journalist Andrius Tapinas to buy a Turkey-made Bayraktar combat drone for Ukrainian troops, adding that the Lithuanian military plans to contribute to its acquisition. “Of course, it is not easy for Tapinas alone to do this. As far as I know, the defence minister…
The average gross monthly wage in Estonia rose by 8.1% YoY in the first quarter of 2022, state agency Statistics Estonia reported, to EUR 1,593. Argo Tarkiainen, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said: “Average gross wages were the lowest in accommodation and food services (EUR 974), other services (EUR 1,160) and real estate activities (EUR 1,162),”…
The Republic of Korea can contribute to the reconstruction of Ukraine after the end of the war. “In particular, to rebuild the destroyed infrastructure. We will also adopt the Korean experience of industrial modernization, which is extremely relevant for us today. I discussed these topics with Na Kyung-won, the representative of the Office of the…
Ukraine is increasing sunflower seed export since the start of the war amid the weak export of sunflower oil and a shortage of oil on the global market. The demand from European processors, mainly Bulgarian and Romanian, who are facing a lack of feedstock, is favorable for the export of Ukrainian sunflower seed as well.…
The parliament, at a meeting on May 26, adopted measures of backing the low-income employees from the public sector units. Thus, the MPs amended the law on the single salary payment system in the public sector, in order to increase the volume of compensatory payment from 3,100 to 3,500 lei. Therefore, the employees from the…
The total construction volume of Estonian construction enterprises both in Estonia and abroad combined rose by 14% YoY in the first quarter of 2022, state agency Statistics Estonia reported. Merike Sinisaar, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said: “The higher volume of construction in foreign countries was mainly due to civil engineering activities. Construction in foreign…