In September, the foreign trade turnover of Latvia amounted to EUR 3.42 billion, up by 24.3% YoY, of which the exports value of goods was 24.1% higher and imports value of goods – 24.4% higher. Latvia exported goods in the amount of EUR 1.61 billion, but imported – in the amount of EUR 1.8 billion.…
While the 2022 state budget bill is due for its second Riigikogu reading later this month, the backdrop will be a controversial annual regional funding distribution being halved in value, to EUR 3 million, at least on last year’s figure. Amendments to the state budget bill include those on distribution of the protection money –…
The productivity of hydroelectric power plants in Uzbekistan fell by 23% due to low water levels, which led to short-term power cuts in some areas of the country, the Ministry of Energy reported. According to calculations of the Ministry of Energy, in 2020 and 2021, the amount of electricity generation by hydroelectric power plants in…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has inspected the DPKr-3 regional diesel train built this year at PJSC Kryukiv Railway Car Building Works, the President’s Office has reported. According to the report, the head of state made a test trip on the diesel train on the route from Darnytsia technical station to Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station. During a short…
JSC Ukrzaliznytsia saves UAH 4 billion on the direct purchases of electricity from the state supplier. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said this at the “Great Construction: New Railway” Forum on November 9. “Conditions have been created when Ukrzaliznytsia reminds everyone that this is a state-owned company that buys electricity directly from the state supplier,…
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said the government would “actively negotiate” with pharmaceutical industry representatives in order to regulate medication prices. During a meeting with Georgian National Competition Agency head Irakli Lekvinadze, Garibashvili discussed an interim report on pharmaceutical market monitoring, asserting that the public was “very concerned” about drug prices, and that regulatory measures…
In the period of January to September, Uzbekistan imported 21,109 tons of meat, the State Statistics Committee reported. The imports of meat increased by 6.865 tons compared to the same period of last year. The list of countries from which the most meat was imported includes Belarus – 14,403 tons, Kazakhstan – 3,220 tons, Ukraine…