Tartu’s city government has approved a EUR 212.8-million budget for 2022. Education features prominently, while Estonia’s second city is also seeing investment in infrastructure and in preparations for its stint as European culture capital in 2024. The budget is slightly down on 2021’s figure of EUR 215 million. Total investments come to EUR 33.6 million,…
In the period from January to November, Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover (FTO) reached $37.9 billion. Compared to last year, it increased by $4.9 billion (15%), the press service of the State Statistics Committee reported. According to the Committee, exports amounted to $15.4 billion (8.9%) and imports – 22.4 billion (19.7%). At the same time, the…
Latvia, like Estonia, will lift the restrictions imposed on open hours for service providers and events for New Year’s night, as confirmed by the government. Amendments passed by the government to the order on the declaration of a state of emergency state that stores located in shopping malls will be able to open up for…
Bank of Estonia governor Madis Muller said the tourism sector was set to be hit with a labor shortage as it began to recover from the coronavirus crisis. “The sectors related to tourism, hotels and entertainment are where the number of jobs has drastically decreased. These people have already found new jobs somewhere else. As…
A government panel says that the contract between Lithuanian Railways (LTG) and Belarus’ potash manufacturer Belaruskali poses a threat to Lithuania’s national security. The special commission vetting deals of strategic importance was asked to assess the 2018 agreement by Transport Minister Marius Skuodis. It was amended in October to allow Belaruskali make advance payments for…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented a new online platform NAZOVNI for diplomats to consult business and support Ukrainian exporters. “What is NAZOVNI? It is a customer relationship management system clear to business. We try to speak the language of business to offer them convenient formats. With the introduction of NAZOVNI system, the Ministry of…
Trade between Ukraine and Poland in 2021 will exceed $10 billion for the first time ever, Ihor Baranetsky, head of the economic affairs department at the Ukrainian Embassy in Poland, has announced. “Ukraine’s trade with Poland has not only reached pre-COVID levels, but will also have record levels. This year, bilateral trade in goods will…