The Latvian Competition Council has allowed the multinational alcohol producer Amber Beverage Group to acquire decisive influence in the Latvian iconic restaurant chain and food producer JSC Lido. The competition watchdog has not found significant harm to competition arising from the deal in the area of the production of alcoholic beverages, therefore the deal has…
Another plane with a medical cargo with a total weight of 34 tons has arrived in Almaty from India. The pharmaceuticals were purchased at the expense of the Almaty city Akimat to form the stabilization fund. The medical cargo contains such medicines, as anticoagulants – enaxoparin, heparin; antibacterial ofloxacin; anti-inflammatory medicines – prednisone, dexamethasone; antibiotics…
Regular international flights will not resume in Georgia until August 31, the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency has announced, however Paris, Riga and Munich will be exceptions. Tbilisi-Paris, Tbilisi-Munich and Tbilisi-Riga flights are scheduled to resume in August. Air France will carry out two flights a week starting from early August from Paris Charles de Gaulle…
Ukraine exported agricultural products worth $10.4 billion in January-June, up by $0.1 billion YoY, the Institute of Agrarian Economics (IAE) reported. “According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, exports of agricultural products remained almost the same as in the relevant period last year (+$0.1 billion) and amounted to $10.4 billion,” reads the report. In…
The Finance Ministry expects that a decline in the Ukrainian economy will be less than earlier predicted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko has stated. “We rely on the forecast of the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture. A decline is projected at 4.8% of GDP. There is every…
Tbilisi-Paris flights will resume in August, Economy Minister Natia Turnava has said, adding that Georgia is negotiating with airBaltic to resume Tbilisi-Riga flights as well. Air France will carry out two flights a week starting from early August from Paris Charles de Gaulle and Tbilisi International Airports. Turnava noted that Georgia was negotiating with countries…
According to the results of the first half of 2020, Kazakhstan’s GDP has decreased by 1.8%, while the forecast was -1.5%. This is due to the downturn in the service sector, despite the relaxation of quarantine measures and the opening of trade and catering facilities from mid-May. According to the National Bank, such industries, as…