Hilton Garden Inn was opened in the central part of the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi on October 26. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated at the opening ceremony that “another important brand of a luxury hotel has been added to our capital”. Garibashvili congratulated and thanked investor and Redix Group founder Lasha Papashvili for implementing…
On October 26, members of the Saeima’s Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee passed for the second reading amendments to the Law on Ports. These amendments provide for remaking the seaports of Riga and Ventspils into capital companies. Amendments were supported by seven members. One member voted against. The term for the submission of…
In March, an amendment, which obliged all employers to present a risk assessment analysis to the Labor Inspectorate, entered into force. Nearly a third of employers did not present their analyses as of the due date in September. Labor Inspectorate acting director Meeli Miidla-Vanatalu said that there were some employers who were still not aware…
The number of unemployed people increased by 3.4% compared to last year, the Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and Migration of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to the data, 104,000 people have been registered as unemployed in Kyrgyzstan as of October 1. The highest share of unemployed was registered in Jalal-Abad region, where 22,195 people did not…
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on October 25 inked a law on amendments to the Tax Code. The document was adopted by the Legislative Chamber on October 19 and approved by the Senate on October 21. According to the document, in the period from October 10 to December 31, turnover on the sale of meat…
BBC’s War and Peace, HBO’s Chernobyl, Netflix’s Stranger Things and now Camelot Films’ Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher. More and more international producers are choosing Lithuania as their shooting location, benefiting as well as challenging the small Baltic nation’s film industry. The UK-based Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher chose to relocate to Lithuania…
Discount carrier Qatar Airways is launching direct flights on the route Doha – Odesa. The airline will fly from Odesa International Airport to Hamad International Airport in Qatar’s capital Doha three times a week starting from December 9. That’s according to the Odesa International Airport press service. Odesa is the first regional airport in Ukraine…