Finance Ministry borrowed UAH 34.7 billion ($1.3 billion), US$1.2 billion and EUR 277 million for the national budget at weekly bond auctions to place government domestic loan bonds in January-April. The weighted average yield on government bonds placement grew from 9.9% to 10.1% for securities in hryvnias and from 3.1% to 3.2% in dollars, while…
Ferry links between Tallinn and the Finnish capital, Helsinki, are partly reopening for work-related journeys. Tourist ferry trips are still off the table, however. All three major shipping lines, Tallink, Viking Line and Eckero, are restarting their routes, which, save for cargo supplies, have been largely dormant since March. The move follows an announcement by…
Airlines are hesitant to resume flights in absence of a clear safety criteria from the Lithuanian government, says the CEO of the country’s airports. Germany’s Lufhansa is the first airline to relaunch regular flights from Vilnius, while some other carriers have also submitted applications to the government. According to Marius Gelzinis, the CEO of Lietuvos…
One of the key tasks in 2020 in West Kazakhstan is to build 523,000 square meters of housing or 4,600 houses through all sources of finance, the Industry and Infrastructure Development Ministry of Kazakhstan informs. The Nurly Zhol provides for KZT 18.6 billion for housing construction and engineering and communications infrastructure to have 41 projects…
In Ukraine, 490 thousand citizens are officially registered as unemployed. “Today, with 490,000 persons officially registered as unemployed, we can say that the statistics on reduction in the number of unemployed will demonstrate the effectiveness of the government’s plan to create 500,000 jobs. Or if it is ineffective, the statistics will also reflect this and…
The Cabinet of Ministers does not plan to increase the electricity tariff for the population in 2020, according to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. “We are not going to change the cost of electricity for the population this year,” Shmyhal said at a meeting of the Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities Services. According to him,…
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will resume 40% of its flights from July 1 on most routes, including Georgia, but at a reduced frequency. Ryanair is resuming flights on two routes in Georgia – Tbilisi-Milan and Tbilisi-Cologne. Economy Minister Natia Turnava said that of the 36 airlines operating in Georgian market, 18 had already reached a…