Latvian garden and construction supplies store Depo has been told to close its doors because selling food does not make it an essential shop. Construction stores and garden centers must shut under the government’s latest lockdown rules, but Latvian chain Depo’s Estonian stores have kept their doors open because shops also sell food. The Ministry…
The Government of Kyrgyzstan banned export of mineral fertilizers, Prime Minister Ulukbek Maripov announced at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. He has signed a relevant decree. “When we ourselves import mineral fertilizers and feel their shortage in the country, it is not worth selling them abroad,” Ulukbek Maripov said. (24.kg/Business World Magazine)
In February, Latvia’s ability to cover electricity consumption with local energy generation continued growing – consumption was covered at 94.5%, up by 4.3% MoM and the highest index since March 2020, according to the report composed by Latvia’s transmission system’s operator AS Augstsprieguma tikls (AST). In total Latvia domestically produced 589,865 MWh of electricity in…
In 2020, Turkey’s share in Ukrainian fruit imports was 28.8%, making the country a leader among suppliers of these products, the Institute of Agrarian Economics reported. According to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, the volume of fruit and nut imports to Ukraine in 2020 amounted to $795 million, up by 18% YoY. In recent…
The official opening of a representative office of the Ukrainian Business Council took place in Dubai (UAE), according to the Ukrainian Consulate in Dubai. “With the assistance of the Embassy of Ukraine in the UAE and the Consulate of Ukraine in Dubai, in The Place business center, which is located in the DMCC free economic…
A plan of practical measures (roadmap) to expand and deepen cooperation between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in the industrial field was signed during a state visit of Sadyr Japarov to Uzbekistan. It is planned to implement 60 projects for $ 550.4 million: – Creation of the Uzbek-Kyrgyz Development Fund with the announced capital at the first…
The government plans to issue another round of short-term bonds later on this month, for the third time in the past year. Finance minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus said that while the precise volume of the bond issue was yet known, it was likely to be valued in the hundreds of millions, while this and other details…