Estonia’s exports of goods increased by 30% and imports by 37% YoY in September, state agency Statistics Estonia reported. Exports of goods in September amounted to EUR 1.7 billion and imports to EUR 1.8 billion. In the third quarter, exports grew by 34% and imports by 35%. The trade deficit was EUR 72 million, having…
First Christmas trees from Lithuania’s largest spruce plantation have already been shipped abroad. But according to business owners, the pandemic has made it difficult to find workers, while Brexit has forced them to look for new export markets. The largest Lithuanian spruce plantation, located in Joniskis district, is growing around a million trees. It hopes…
In January-October, the port of Ventspils handled 9 million tons of cargo, down by 15.7% YoY, the Port Authority statistics said. According to the statement, the port handled 5.15 million tons of liquid bulk cargo, 1.67 million tons of dry bulk cargo and 2.22 million tons of general cargo. In the reporting period, the port…
The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan entered the foreign exchange market for the first time in November with intervention. It sold $55.4 million with settlements different from the date of the transaction. This is one of the largest interventions in the past six months. Since the beginning of 2021, the National Bank has intervened 10 times,…
The Ukrainian airline SkyUp Airlines will launch flights to Tel Aviv from Kyiv in November and from Odesa in December. “From November 25, SkyUp Airlines opens Kyiv – Tel Aviv – Kyiv flights. Departures from Kyiv are scheduled on Thursdays and Sundays, but the flight program will be gradually expanded,” the company said. Odesa –…
In October, the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE) provided air navigation services to 25,090 flights of Ukrainian and foreign airlines performed in the Ukrainian airspace, or 83.8% of the pre-crisis October 2019 level. According to UkSATSE, Ukrainian airlines performed 8,569 flights in October (-12.6%) and foreign airlines – 16,521 flights (-18%). Air traffic…
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has announced that pensioners who are vaccinated against COVID-19 before January 1, 2022, will receive 200 GEL (about $63.29 or EUR 54.71) of pension bonuses. Garibashvili said that in order to encourage vaccination among the elderly, pensioners would receive 200-GEL bonuses after their first vaccine doses. The PM further revealed that…