In Estonian passenger aviation a considerable 19% growth has been observed by the Tallinn Airport in 2017, which has explained the increase in passenger numbers partly with unusually bad weather conditions. Tallinn Airport’s commercial director, Eero Pargmae, has said that the Estonia’s busiest airport is seeking to provide its services for some 2.9 million travelers…
DetailsThe South Korean company Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) intends to take part in the tender, which will determine the private partner for reconstructing the M10 motorway as a pilot public private partnership project. The possibility was discussed as representatives of the Korean company met with specialists of the Public Private Partnership Center and the Economy…
DetailsMicro, small and medium-sized private businesses in Tajikistan will now benefit from a new Regional Small Business Program (RSBP) launched in Dushanbe on April 19, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Resident Office in Dushanbe reported. The EU-funded and EBRD-managed project is reportedly designed to transfer know-how in the field of micro, small…
DetailsThe State Automobile Roads Agency of Ukraine, also known as Ukravtodor, plans to introduce an automatic weigh-in-motion system for trucks, which excludes the human factor, Acting Ukravtodor Head Slawomir Nowak said. “From our part, we want to introduce an automatic weigh-in-motion system when nobody stops the truck, but photos are taken when there is a…
DetailsUkrainian Social Policy Minister Andriy Reva says 40% of Ukraine’s economy remains in the shadow, therefore the developed countries’ standards of solving economic problems cannot be effective in Ukraine, while de-shadowing will bring more money to the wage fund than the actual economic growth. “This was proved by the government in 2017. The entire wage…
DetailsThe ticket revenue of Eesti Liinirongid AS, the Estonian state-owned operator of passenger trains operating under the Elron brand, increased by 15% YoY, to EUR 1.2 million in March. The number of boardings in March totaled 635,000, up by 4% YoY, the company said on April 19. The Elron routes with the highest passenger numbers…
Details12 student dormitories will be built in Atyrau region. Two 100-bed dormitories are being already built, and construction of two more will start soon. The local administration is developing design and specification estimates for construction of 8 more dormitories for 960 students at large, its press service said. According to the third direction of the…
DetailsAzerbaijan plans to begin exporting eggs to Russia and Iran, Executive Director of the National Entrepreneurship Support Fund (NFES) of Azerbaijan Shirzad Abdullayev said at a press conference. Abdullayev said that if in the past Azerbaijan could not completely provide itself with this product, now the local production was sufficient not only to ensure domestic…
DetailsIncomes of local budgets have grown almost 4-foldover the past two years, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman said during a meeting with representatives of regional media. “When we started to work, the local budgets amounted to UAH 64 billion and did not have own revenues. Now they amount to UAH 231 billion, which is…
DetailsThe frequency of trains running on the Baku-Kiev railway route can be increased, Evgeny Kravtsov, acting chairman of the board of the Ukrainian Railways JSC, wrote on his Facebook page. He said that the issue could be considered in case of higher demand. “We hope that passengers will appreciate the convenience of this route. If…
DetailsIn January-February Belarus’ farm exports rose by 7.4%, Aleksei Bogdanov, Head of the Central Office for Foreign Economic Activities of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, said at the Dairy Belarus international forum. “In January-February the Belarusian agricultural industry expanded by 7.4% over January-February 2017. The trade reached $765 million. We recorded the growth in…
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