A system should be adopted for air travel that would provide customers vouchers instead of money for cancelled flights, said Latvian Transport Minister Talis Linkaits during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. On April 21, the government supported Economy Ministry’s position in talks with European Union (EU) representatives that during the crisis caused by…
Azerbaijan was the main electricity provider to the neighboring Georgia in the period of January-March. Thus, Azerbaijan supplied 402.8 million kWh to Georgia of the total 744.2 million kWh imported in the first quarter, Electricity System Commercial Operator (ESCO) of Georgia reported. Azerbaijan’s electricity exports decreased by 12.2% YoY. Russia was the second electricity supplier…
In five years to come Kazakhstan targets to build 13 airdromes. “This year it is expected to open a new international airport in Turkestan and a new passenger terminal in Shymkent. The Urdzhar airstrip reconstruction will start this year. If funds are released, the airstrips at the airports of Ust-Kamenogorsk and Usharal cities will also…
PrJSC Severodonetsk Azot, a part of Dmytro Firtash’s Group DF nitrogen business, increased the production of mineral fertilizers 7.3-fold YoY in January-March, to 180,210 tons, the enterprise said in a press release. During the period, the production of ammonia nitrate amounted to 141,610 tons (up 6.3-fold), carbamide to 32,030 tons, industrial aqueous ammonia was 2,810…
Large- and medium-sized enterprises in Ukraine received UAH 422.235 billion, or $15.5 billion, in profit before tax in 2019, up by 26% YoY. Financial performance of Ukraine’s profitable enterprises grew by 10%, to UAH 596.284 billion ($21.9 billion), while that of loss-making companies shrank by 15%, to minus UAH 174.050 billion ($6.4 billion), according to…
Drivers working for Girteka, Lithuania’s largest logistics company, are planning a massive walkout over wage cuts. The drivers are set to leave their vehicles in parking lots in different European countries on April 20 and not to work. Girteka drivers were warned last this week that their salaries would be cut by 15%. The company…
As of April 1, the registered carry-over stocks of oilseeds in Kazakhstan totaled 1.072 million tons. In particular, crop-growing organizations stored 362.2 thousand tons of oilseeds, farm households – 152.9 thousand tons and fat-and-oil enterprises – 291.4 thousand tons, reported the Statistics Committee at the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KazStat).…