Last year, international students and graduates in Estonia paid more in labor taxes than ever before – a total of EUR 16 million, data from Statistics Estonia showed. Kadri Rootalu, data scientist at Statistics Estonia and the author of the analysis, said the number of international students in Estonia decreased, but they still accounted for…
Wages in Lithuania are increasing but remain among the lowest in the European Union, according to the Bank of Lithuania. “Even though wages are increasing rapidly, their level is quite low compared to other EU countries,” Kotryna Tamoseviciene, head of the Economics Department of the Bank of Lithuania, told the Seimas Committee on Budget and…
The state-owned energy firm Eesti Energia has signed a long-term purchase agreement with clean energy generator Octopus Renewables, acquiring with it a major wind farm in Finland, over a five-year term starting this year. Margus Vals, Eesti Energia board member, said: “This is another landmark deal which brings more green energy to consumers and helps…
In 2021, the Port of Ventspils handled slightly over 11 million tons of cargo, down by 17% YoY. In the reported period, Ventspils terminals handled about 6 million tons of liquid bulk, 2.5 million tons of dry bulk and 2.65 million tons of general cargoes. The harbour master office reported 1,218 calls including 787 dry…
In 2021, Ukraine’s fresh apple exports to Ethiopia increased more than six-fold and reached 222 tons. As the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection informed with reference to the EastFruit portal, Ukraine left behind such large apple exporters as Poland, Italy, China, the United States and Serbia in terms of supplies…
As part of the implementation of the joint project with the European Investment Bank Ukraine Urban Public Transport, Lutsk will receive another 17 new trolleybuses until the end of February. In total, the city of Lutsk purchased 29 modern trolleybuses within the framework of this project, the Deputy Finance Minister Oleksandr Kava announced. In addition,…
The registered unemployment level in Latvia at the end of 2021 was 6.7% of the economically active population, 0.3% more than the end of November 2021 and 1% less than the end of 2020, according to information from the State Employment Agency (NVA). At the end of December 2021, there were 60,774 unemployed people registered…