A free trade agreement between Ukraine and Turkey is expected to be signed within days. That’s according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, who spoke at the opening of the seventh session of the Verkhovna Rada on February 1. “We provide guarantees of financial stability for our country. We are preparing to send a strong economic signal…
A batch of 1,200 bottles of Lithuanian rum sold out in less than an hour after hitting the shelves of the state-run Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corp. (TTL) on February 1. At the beginning of the year, Taiwan bought a shipment of 20,400 bottles of Lithuanian rum that was blocked by Chinese customs. In January,…
A new system of fare payments for public transport has started operating in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, introducing cards enabling unlimited transit for select time periods. In the new system, passengers are able to choose between unlimited 90-minute, single-day, one-week cards, as well as options for several month-long cards and a year-long pass. Unlimited one-day card…
Ferry ticket prices between the mainland and the islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa will rise from March 1 in a move, which a local government leader said was made over the heads of authorities and businesses on the islands. The price rises do not apply to island residents. “Understandably, price increases are difficult, but given…
The price of the Russian gas for Moldova will go down from $686.9 to $563 per 1,000 cubic meters in February, Executive Board Chairman of the gas distribution company Moldovagaz Vadim Cheban has reported via his Telegram channel. “According to preliminary calculations, the purchasing price of the natural gas for Moldovagaz will be $563 per…
The Ukrainian economy is stabilizing, and the country’s financial system is under control, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He stated this at the opening of the seventh session of the Verkhovna Rada on February 1. “Our economy is stabilizing. Everything is under control in the financial system. Revenues to the budget in January were over-fulfilled…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) recorded a decline in currency demand on the interbank foreign exchange market on January 28, according to a press release issued by the central bank. “On January 28, the demand for currency on the interbank foreign exchange market decreased and the hryvnia strengthened to UAH 28.68 per US dollar.…