The state will continue developing highways section by section, as continuing with developments using large-scale procurements is not reasonable, Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Taavi Aas (Center) has said. “The capacity of the procurement depends much on how much has been prepared. I do not mean only projects but other preparations as well. There…
Uzbekistan declared 2021 the year of youth support and public health promotion. It is with this purpose President Shavkat Mirziyoyev gathered officials for a regular meeting on January 27. The official unemployment rate among youth aged 18 to 30 is 17%. 26,000 young people do not have a job in Tashkent alone. At the same…
In 2020, Latvia’s State Environment Service (VVD) performed a total of 4,665 fishing inspections within Latvia’s internal waters, VVD reports. VVD inspected a total of 8,495 bodies of water in the country. In spite of the country’s adopted measures adopted to limit the spread of Covid-19, the number of inspections performed in this area last…
Business Ombudsman of Kyrgyzstan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Ministry of Economy, press service of the Business Ombudsman reported. The purpose of the memorandum is interaction, establishment of effective cooperation to ensure transparent activities of public authorities. “Within the framework of the agreement, it is planned to form directions for business development, implement…
Ukraine’s Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) will receive UAH 58.8 million worth of state support for the implementation of nine projects within the sectoral budget program of the Ministry of Communities and Territories Development. “For the first time in the history of Ukraine, 11 Regional Development Agencies will receive UAH 58.8 million from the state budget…
According to a study by Oxford Research Baltics, the losses the aviation industry suffered in 2020 compose 19.4% of the total expected GDP decline in Latvia. However, the total influence, including indirect and induced effect, reaches 43% of the total GDP decline, as reported by Latvian Aviation Association. Estimates form Oxford Research Baltics showed that…
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, film industry in Lithuania reported record-setting investments in 2020, the Lithuanian Film Centre said. Swedish TV series were among the biggest productions. International film producers spent almost 27 million euros in Lithuania last year, up from 15 million euros in 2019. Meanwhile Lithuanian producers raised 11.3 million euros from local companies…