Compared to Q1 2017 construction output increased by 35.7% in Latvia in Q1 2018. Construction output rise was observed in construction of buildings (44.2%), civil engineering (43.6%) and specialized construction activities (16.3%). Compared to the corresponding quarter of the year before output growth was recorded in all types of civil engineering: construction of roads and…
Iranian companies are interested in taking part in motorway and road construction projects in Turkmenistan, Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi, the Islamic Republic’s Roads and Urban Development minister, said. Akhoundi made the remarks on the sidelines of a meeting with Turkmenistan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Rasit Meredow in Tehran. The parties held talks on participation of Iranian companies…
The state authorities consistently fulfill the road maintenance plan, including at the local level and within the framework of rebuilding the border infrastructure. “This year we have managed to prepare for the season of road works and quickly start the repairs and construction. We have many damaged roads, so we will restore them. We have…
A new Georgian factory that will produce civil aircraft parts for Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier passenger planes opened in the capital city of Tbilisi on May 10. The construction of the high-tech and modern aviation plant began in September 2016. Production is expected to start by 2020. “The first high-tech factory in the South Caucasus…
The proportion of grey economy in Latvia’s construction sector dropped in almost all field last year. For example, while the proportion of envelope waged in 2016 was 34.6%, last year it dropped to 32.1%, says manager of the Partnership of Latvian Construction Entrepreneurs Baiba Fromane. The proportion of companies that do not declare income has…
A new composition of asphalt is for the first time used in Bishkek for repair of roads, the head of the Capital Construction Department Nurlan Eshenbaev reported. “The difficulty is that our manufacturers have no experience in it. The components are slightly different. This causes a delay in repairing the streets,” he said. “The use…
For the first time in many years, Mykolaiv region will receive over UAH 1 billion from the Road Fund for road repairs, Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelyan said during a briefing in Mykolaiv. “This year over UAH 50 billion from different sources, including UAH 32 billion from the Road Fund, will be provided for…