Latvian public transport company AS Pasazieru vilciens has started putting together its new trains. It is expected the new trains may start appearing on railways in Latvia in the coming months, as confirmed by AS Pasazieru vilciens board chairman Rodzers Janis Grigulis. He says discussions with the train supplier Skoda Vagonka still continue in regards…
The International Monetary Fund has published a Concluding Statement following an official staff visit from January 25 to February 16. “The COVID-19 pandemic has had a marked, but so far relatively short-lived, adverse impact on Uzbekistan’s economy. Although the pandemic hit the economy hard in the first half of 2020 and inflicted considerable hardship, the…
The Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine is planning to rebuild 20,000 kilometers of public roads until 2023, Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Kryklii has announced. “This year we will start from the real funding, which will be projected and we plan ambitious figures. But the goal is to rebuild 20,000 kilometers of public roads until 2023 inclusive,” said…
Ukraine needs to develop a state strategy to support domestic airlines in connection with negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has stated. “We must intensify work and shape a state strategy to support domestic air carriers in connection with the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to complete…
Families with children are among social groups that have been impacted by Covid-19 the most. This is why they have been picked to become the first to receive the single-time unconditional benefit. However, Latvia’s government has no intention of stopping there – support is promised to other groups of society, said Latvia’s Prime Minister Krisjanis…
Uzbekistan’s foreign exchange reserves as of February 1 amounted to $34.3 billion, according to the updated data of the central bank. That is $500,000 more than at the beginning of the year. The decline has happened following a $700-million reduction in foreign currency. Meanwhile, Uzbekistan has managed to increase its gold reserves by 0.3 million…
Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Ulukbek Maripov criticized the working methods of the State Agency for Antimonopoly Regulation, the Information Support Department of the Cabinet’s Executive Office reported. The head of the Government held a meeting on food security issues. He noted that the task of government agencies was to provide the citizens with the main…