The Narva Power Plants Trade Union has big doubts about workers’ futures after Eesti Energia has said it will abandon most of its oil shale production in Estonia until 2030. The union said energy production based on renewable sources would not be able to completely replace electricity produced from oil shale and provide the population…
The Ukrainian low-cost carrier SkyUp Airlines will operate a number of flights on the Kyiv-Tashkent-Kyiv route in summer and autumn, the airline’s press service reports. Flights are scheduled once a week on Wednesdays with departure from Kyiv at 5 pm local time. To enter the territory of Uzbekistan, it’s mandatory to have a negative PCR…
According to Uzbekistan’s Central Bank, interest rates on loans in the country have decreased compared to 2020. The average rate on loans in the national currency since the beginning of the year has remained in the range of 20-21%, while in April it was 21.3%. At the same time, the average rate in 2020 was…
Ukrainian communities are competing for investors for economic development due to the implementation of the decentralization reform, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at the international investment forum “UkraineInvest Talks: Dnipro” in Dnipro on May 27. “Communities have started fighting for investors, and that’s very good, because community leaders who understand their responsibility for the future…
Deputy Minister of Economy – Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka took part in an online business forum entitled “Ukraine – Czech Republic: Opportunities for Cooperation between Ukrainian and Czech Business amid Global Changes”. Among the speakers of the May 25 event were also representatives of Ukrainian and Czech diplomatic missions, relevant ministries, the leadership…
Meeting of the president of Russia with the head of Kyrgyzstan was an important and timely event, expert on Central Asia Grigory Mikhailov commented on the results of Sadyr Japarov’s working visit to Sochi. According to him, the meeting of the heads of the two friendly states made it possible to personally discuss the most…
The total number of payment cards in circulation since year-start has grown by 2.5%, to 75.3 million, the National Bank of Ukraine reports. “Non-cash transactions via payment cards remain popular among Ukrainians,” Andriy Podderehin, chief of the NBU’s Payment Systems and Innovative Development Department, told a press conference. By the number of transactions this year,…