Shipping line Tallink is holding a farming-themed one-off cruise to the Aland/Ahvenanmaa islands in September. The cruise mirrors earlier such trips the company has organized to the autonomous Finnish islands, as well as to Saaremaa, and coincides with Aland’s Open Farms weekend on September 18-20. “We have been able to offer more trips to Aland…
DetailsThe National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan has summed up the results of five months of 2020. According to the committee, $699.3 million have been sent to Kyrgyzstan from abroad over the reporting period. As the National Statistical Committee says, this is the lowest figure in the last five years. Remittances to Kyrgyzstan amounted to $699.3…
DetailsPresident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has formed a delegation to take part in negotiations with the Republic of North Macedonia on revision of the free trade agreement. The corresponding decree was signed by the Head of State on August 10. “The document, in particular, approves the new composition of the Ukrainian delegation led by Deputy…
DetailsSales of electric vehicles in Ukraine in July decreased by 6% YoY, to 799 units. The negative dynamics was obviously caused by confusion in the legislation, which became the result of a change in the system of codification of goods, the Ukrainian Association of Automobile Manufacturers Ukrautoprom said on Telegram. “On June 4, the Verkhovna…
DetailsLatvian electricity transmission network maintenance company AS Augstsprieguma tikls (AT) plans to reduce transmission tariffs and increase the transmission capacity maintenance fee, according to the tariff project published in Latvian Herald. The tariff project has been submitted to the Public Utilities Commission (SPRK) for approval. Representatives of AT say transmission tariff changes directly affect only…
DetailsExports of goods recovered from the spring coronavirus pandemic and remained at approximately the same level in June as in June 2019, according to the state agency Statistics Estonia, though imports fell by 8%. Wood and metal industries were the main driver for the recovery, the agency said. When taken as a whole for the…
DetailsIn the first half-year, total tractor and combine harvester production doubled compared to the same period last year. When many factories are struggling to operate at a high capacity due to coronavirus, factories producing tractors and combine harvesters are bucking the trend. In January-June, factories operating within the Association of Kazakhstan Automobile Business produced a…
DetailsThe share of cashless payments in Ukraine in January-June increased by 5.7% YoY, to 55.1%, and the total number of cashless transactions rose by 4.1%, to 86.1% (3.36 billion), according to the website of the National Bank Ukraine (NBU). According to the NBU, the total number of transactions (non-cash and cash withdrawals) using payment cards…
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