Azerbaijan’s Carbamide Plant is going not only to improve productivity in the agriculture sector of the country, but also to become one of the main suppliers of fertilizers worldwide. Azerbaijan exported 33,970 tons of carbamide worth $5.4 million in the first half of 2019. All exports accounted for the second quarter of this year. The…
DetailsThe Sunni community of Vilnius plans to build a small mosque. The construction is to cost between 7 and 8 million euros and is to be finished within the next few years. Lithuania’s National Land Service has given the Vilnius Sunni religious community the right to use a 8,4000-square-metre land plot free of charge for…
DetailsThe average monthly wage rose to EUR 1,419 per month in the second quarter of 2019, figures released by Statistics Estonia showed. Compared to the same time period last year the average monthly salary increased by 7.4%. The average hourly gross wage was EUR 8.22 euros, up by 9%. The average monthly gross wages and…
DetailsIn the first half of 2019 the growth of capital investments into the Ukrainian economy made up 13%, compared with the relevant period last year, according to the data provided by the State Statistics Service. In particular, in January-June capital investments into the Ukrainian economy amounted to almost UAH 234 billion (+13.1%), of which UAH…
DetailsUkraine’s power plants in January-July reduced electricity generation by 2% YoY, to 90 billion kWh. Over the period under review, thermal power plants (TPPs) cut power generation by 2.6%, to 34.7 billion kWh, which accounted for 38.6% of the country’s electricity generation, the State Statistics Service said. Nuclear power plants (NPPs) generated 48.7 billion kWh,…
DetailsAstara (Iran) – Astara (Azerbaijan) railway project plays a significant role in the implementation of the North-South international transport corridor and in increasing transit revenues of the two countries. Rail laying on the 40-kilometer section of the Rasht-Astara railway in the province of Gilan in northern Iran will shortly begin, said Saeid Rasouli, President of…
DetailsThe cornerstone for a EUR 7.5-million senior living apartment building to be built by construction company Nordlin Ehitus in Pohja-Tallinn will be laid in a special ceremony. The building to be erected at Maleva 18 will consist of 76 one-room and four two-room apartments. The apartments will be designed for maximum accessibility, and 80% of…
DetailsNational airline Uzbekistan Airways will launch direct flights to Phuket (Thailand) in winter. Flights will be operated from December 14, 2019, to January 25, 2020, once a week according to the following schedule: – Saturday: HY-535 Tashkent 21:00 (GMT+5) – Phuket 05:30 (GMT+7) (Sunday). – Sunday: HY-536 Phuket 07:05 (GMT+7) – Tashkent 11:45 (GMT+5). The…
DetailsThe profitability of large and medium-sized Ukrainian enterprises reached UAH 218.1 billion in January-June, up by 23.4% YoY, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. “In January-June the financial result (pre-tax revenues) of Ukrainian large and medium-sized enterprises came to UAH 218.1 billion in revenues (UAH 176.8 billion in January-June 2018),” reads the report.…
DetailsDespite the fact that in 2018-2019 MY Ukraine slightly reduced the export volumes of wheat bran, the supply geography of the product significantly expanded, and already reached nearly 20 countries. In 2018-2019 MY Ukraine shipped nearly 539 thousand tons of wheat bran to foreign markets, against almost 586 thousand tons in the previous season. The…
DetailsA total of 13,948 people received unemployment insurance benefits in Estonia in the second quarter of 2019, Statistics Estonia reported. The total number of recipients increased by 0.9% QoQ and by 0.5% YoY. The average size of a payout in the second quarter was EUR 468, up by 12.8% YoY and by 5.2% QoQ. Women…
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