Kazakhstan’s airlines have reported a 1.5-time drop in their revenues in the first six months of the year, with passenger transport continuing to make up 95% of the revenues. During the first half of 2020, the country’s airlines have carried 2.3 million passengers, down by 35.8% YoY. In June, 480.6 thousand passengers were serviced, up…
DetailsInterdistrict and interregional passenger transportation has been resumed in Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government in the region reports. The decision was made at a meeting of the regional emergency response center. The Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government in Issyk-Kul region, Balbak Tulobaev, noted that strict rules would be…
DetailsE-sports should become a part of Ukraine’s economy, as competitions and game development can replenish the state budget. “E-sports is a powerful global trend. About 600 million people, including millions of Ukrainians, are engaged in this activity. Thus, e-sports should become a part of our country’s economy as competition, infrastructure and game development can significantly…
DetailsIn MY 2019-2020 Ukraine decreased flour output by 6.2%. Bread and bakery products manufacture fell by 13.2%, macaroni products – by 2.8%, bran – by 3.3%, while hulled, half-hulled or crushed rice – by 8.4%. At the same time, production of groats and coarse flour from oats, corn, rice, rye and barley increased by 13.7%.…
DetailsFrom August 10 Kazakhstan plans to resume flights to Thailand and Georgia, Sairanbek Barmakov, Chairman of the Roads Committee under the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development, has announced. “It is planned to resume flights to Thailand and Georgia starting on August 10”, Sairanbek Barmakov said at a briefing at the Central Communications Service in…
DetailsIn June, retail trade size in Latvia, when compared to the same month of 2019, increased by 4.6%, which was higher than the average in the European Union, according to data compiled and published by Eurostat for 24 member states. When compared to the same month of 2019, a more rapid retail trade growth was…
DetailsThe Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan has developed a draft resolution on imposing a tax on cryptocurrency mining. The document has been submitted for public discussion. As background statement says, it is proposed to approve a mining tax report form and the procedure for filling and submitting it. An entrepreneur intending to pay the mining…
DetailsUkraine International Airlines (UIA), Ukraine’s largest air carrier, has announced the revision of its domestic and international flight program for August and cancelled a number of flights until the end of this month. The flight plan is based on the assumption of passengers’ free movement across the borders of the European Union and the Schengen…
DetailsIn January-June, Ukraine’s electricity imports decreased 30-fold YoY, while exports – 6.8-fold. “Electricity imports in the first half of 2020 decreased from 560 million kWh to 18.9 million kWh. Electricity exports in January-March increased monthly by about 5%. However, the volume of exports fell sharply in April and decreased 6.8-fold as of the end of…
DetailsNur-Sultan mayor Altay Kulginov has inspected the construction site of the mosque that will be the largest mosque in the country and Central Asia. The country’s largest mosque, which is under conduction, sits between Kabanbay batyr and Mangilik El Avenues. After construction, the mosque will be able to receive 30 thousand people at once and…
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