The United Kingdom intends to deepen economic cooperation with Ukraine after withdrawal from the EU. “We have designated Ukraine as one of the UK’s post-Brexit priority markets, and our ambition is to further improve and liberalize the trading relationship between us,” UK Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox said at the Ukraine Week…
DetailsDairy food exports from Ukraine in September shrank by 40% YoY, to $18.3 million, which was the lowest rate ever reported. “A significant drop in the prices of creamery butter and powdered milk on the world market led to the fact that Ukraine had the lowest export revenue from the sale of dairy products in…
DetailsBeekeeping, perhaps one of the most environmentally friendly types of agriculture, is vibrant and flourishing in Azerbaijan, and the industry almost doubled over the last eight years. Recent researches show that the products of the beekeeping industry have a significant demand both inside the country and abroad. Thus, head of the public relations and information…
DetailsConstruction of the new museum started on October 6, and if everything goes according to plan, the museum will open to the public in July next year. The museum’s cornerstone was laid on October 5. “We’re hoping very much to give the city another tourist magnet,” says Kaire Tooming, who is in charge of the…
DetailsKazakhstan and Serbia are set to launch a direct flight linking their capital cities, the press service of the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry for Investment and Cooperation of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported. The corresponding memorandum was inked on the sidelines of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s official visit to Astana on October 9.…
DetailsThe State Fiscal Service of Ukraine paid UAH 97.6 billion ($3.5 billion) in value-added tax (VAT) refunds to taxpayers in January-September, up by 11.5% YoY. Taxpayers obtained UAH 12.4 billion ($441.6 million) in VAT reimbursement in September alone, up by 28% YoY. “The average monthly VAT refunds also increased by 11.3%, or by UAH 1.1…
DetailsDuring the summer of 2018 Wizz Air carried more than 450,000 passengers on its Ukrainian routes, showing a 145% growth compared with June-August last year. This summer the most popular destinations from Kyiv were Budapest, Memmingen, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Berlin-Schonefeld (Germany), Warsaw and Copenhagen. Wizz Air now offers flights on 42 routes to 12 countries from…
DetailsA new 4-star hotel will be opened in Sighnaghi, in Georgia’s wine region of Kakheti, featuring 130 rooms, spa and fitness center, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, restaurant and all other necessary facilities. The hotel will be able to begin hosting guests in 2020. The cost of the project is $21 million and it is…
DetailsEggs from all Sanlind farms have been infected with salmonella, according to the Veterinary and Food Board (VTA). Salmonella had been detected at two of the Valga company’s farms. Now the VTA says output from all Sanlind OU has been infected, including eggs already purchased from stores. The VTA stated the possible contamination concerns Sanlind…
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