Uzbekistan’s southwestern Navoiy region is set to see the implementation of over 2,200 investment projects worth over $9 billion in the coming years, if the country’s incumbent leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev wins the October 24 elections. Presidential candidate from the Liberal Democratic Party unveiled massive plans intended to give a boost to the region’s development. Plans…
As part of a working visit to the Kingdom of Sweden, on October 13, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with the Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Lofven. Denys Shmyhal thanked the Swedish side for organizing the International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism, as well as for Sweden’s participation in the…
The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy is not considering the issue of commercial imports from Russia and Belarus for the heating season. “The Ministry of Energy is not considering the issue of commercial imports from Russia and Belarus for the planned passage of heating season. The Ministry of Energy has proposed the National Commission for State…
In January-September, the Freeport of Riga handled 15.28 million tons of cargo, down by 13.5% YoY. According to the port’s statistics, handing of grain increased by 13.1%, to 1,984,600 tons, ore – by 15%, to 526,600 tons, wood pellets – by 7.7%, to 1,630,200 tons, sawn timber – by 83%, to 437,400 tons, and timber…
One of the reasons Estonia is seeing such high electricity prices is that there are renewable energy projects, which haven’t been completed, head of Enefit Green Aavo Karmas has said. Enefit Green is a subsidiary of the state-owned Eesti Energia. “If today we had more wind, and also solar parks, then we wouldn’t see such…
Georgia’s external trade turnover amounted to $10 billion in January-September, up by 22.3% YoY, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) showed. The value of exports increased by 24% and totaled $2.98 billion, while imports increased by 21.6%, amounting to $7.02 billion. The trade deficit of Georgia in January-September amounted to $4.04…
Acting Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov answered the questions of the members of the Parliament. Parliament is to approve the new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers. He promised that the government would try to fulfill its obligations. The official noted that his generation of politicians was responsible for everything…