In the first 15 years after construction of Latvia’s new National Acoustic Concert Hall it will earn Latvia’s national economy a total of EUR 107.6 million, fully compensating investments and creating additional profits of EUR 17.6 million, as concluded in Latvia’s Culture Ministry’s ordered social-economic analysis. According to estimates, the concert hall project’s economic viability…
A new, modern scientific research and cultural enlightening center-museum will be opened in the vicinity of the Iveria Holy Virgin Mary Church on the Makhata hill in Tbilisi. This will be the place with a mandate to carry out research and studies in full compliance with priorities declared by the Government of Georgia and the…
Rail Baltica has announced an international competition to design the new terminal in the Ulemiste district of Tallinn. Rail Baltic Estonia OU (note the difference in spelling), the Estonian enterprise behind the project, says the contest is aimed at providing a solution for a future joint terminal, set to include a terminal for both international…
Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has charged to allocate KZT 29 billion for the construction of 20 schools in Almaty region in 2020-2021. “Our main goal is to improve the quality of life. We should solve the problems of dangerous school buildings and three-shift education. The region lacks 20 schools. It is crucial to allot…
In January-March, Ukrainian enterprises completed construction works worth UAH 26.5 billion, the index of construction in relation to the relevant period in 2018 amounted to 124.3%, Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Lev Partskhaladze wrote on his Facebook page. “In 2019, the construction industry continues growing. In the first quarter, construction works…
Latvian road construction company SIA Binders experiences a shortage of workers. Because of that, the company plans to attract guest workers from Ukraine and Belarys, says Bindars board chairman Aigars Seja. “The situation remains largely unchanged year after year. The number of potential workers keeps getting smaller. We search for people every season. Our human…
55 people, including 38 police officers and 17 civilians were injured during a clash in the Muslim-populated Pankisi Gorge, where the locals opposed to construction of a small hydropower plant (HPP). “Peri” ltd was supposed to start construction of the 5.4 MW “Khadori-3” small HPP on April 22, but the local population firmly opposed. The…