Budgetary allocations in the military industry will grow by 122% in 2020, Hakob Arshakyan, Minister of High-tech Industry, declared. “Out of the AMD 12.5 billion ($26.3 million) to be allocated to the Ministry of High-tech Industry, AMD 6.3 billion ($13.3 million) will be spent on military industry,” Arshakyan said. Some of the expenses, the minister…
In January-September Astarta sugar revenues decreased by 10% YoY, to EUR 87 million on flat sugar price and decline in sugar sales volumes by 12%, to 240 thousand tons (including 16 thousand tons of export sales) amid unfavorable development of local and global sugar prices for the two consecutive years. The Ukrainian sugar production campaign…
Agricultural farms of Ternopil region have almost completed sugar beet harvesting. Thus, the local sugar refineries are in the midst of the sugar production season, the press service of Ternopil Regional State Administration reports. The Director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of the Regional State Administration Volodymyr Stakhov said, that sugar refineries in Khorostkiv…
Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population Sahil Babayev has said that average monthly wages will be increased by 14% in 2019. “We expect that the average monthly wage growth in 2019 will be 14%. There are good prerequisites for this. The salary fund grew by 34% over 10 months, and the median…
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe are preparing for a possible gas crisis caused by Russia’s actions and are therefore trying to fill their gas storage facilities as much as possible, Vice-President of the Management Board at Polish oil and gas company PGNiG Maciej Wozniak has said. “The countries of Central and Eastern Europe have…
A regional municipality in Estonia is building a village for adults with autism disorder and other learning difficulties. The village will consist of three family homes for ten people each, one of which will be dedicated to Russian-speaking residents. An additional building will be built for recreation and work purposes. “Our plan is to begin…
SkyUp, a Ukrainian low-cost airline, has opened a new base at the Zaporizhzhia International Airport and intends to expand its flight geography, including from Zaporizhzhia city, CEO Yevhen Khainatskyi stated at a meeting held at Zaporizhzhia City Council on November 14. “SkyUp continues to expand the announced program from regions. In particular, the airline launched…