Latvia, like Estonia, will lift the restrictions imposed on open hours for service providers and events for New Year’s night, as confirmed by the government. Amendments passed by the government to the order on the declaration of a state of emergency state that stores located in shopping malls will be able to open up for…
Bank of Estonia governor Madis Muller said the tourism sector was set to be hit with a labor shortage as it began to recover from the coronavirus crisis. “The sectors related to tourism, hotels and entertainment are where the number of jobs has drastically decreased. These people have already found new jobs somewhere else. As…
A government panel says that the contract between Lithuanian Railways (LTG) and Belarus’ potash manufacturer Belaruskali poses a threat to Lithuania’s national security. The special commission vetting deals of strategic importance was asked to assess the 2018 agreement by Transport Minister Marius Skuodis. It was amended in October to allow Belaruskali make advance payments for…
Despite the rise in prices for Russian grain, there was no sharp increase in the prices of flour in Kyrgyzstan, the State Agency for Antimonopoly Regulation reported. The agency reminded that there was an agreement on cooperation between state agencies and enterprises of flour-grinding industry of Kyrgyzstan. It was done in order to provide the…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented a new online platform NAZOVNI for diplomats to consult business and support Ukrainian exporters. “What is NAZOVNI? It is a customer relationship management system clear to business. We try to speak the language of business to offer them convenient formats. With the introduction of NAZOVNI system, the Ministry of…
Trade between Ukraine and Poland in 2021 will exceed $10 billion for the first time ever, Ihor Baranetsky, head of the economic affairs department at the Ukrainian Embassy in Poland, has announced. “Ukraine’s trade with Poland has not only reached pre-COVID levels, but will also have record levels. This year, bilateral trade in goods will…
On December 21, Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian defense ministers agreed to jointly develop a rocket artillery capability. In their joint statement, the ministers “declared their intent to engage in a joint development of regional interoperable Multiple Launch Rocket System capability”. “I cannot say specifically right now how it will look like, as we only have…