Saturday, June 13th, 2020
Tashkent is not only “The City of Bread”, but also one of the cheapest to live in for foreigners
According to the study of international consulting group Mercer, Tashkent preserved its position as of the one the cheapest cities for living for foreigners. Rating authors compared more than 200 goods and services in 209 cities of 5 continents. Survey explored the prices for accommodation rent, transportation, food, alcohol, tobacco, accessories, house items, entertainment and more. 6 cities in Asia made it to the list of Top-10. Except Hong Kong, Ashgabat, and Tokyo, those cities are Singapore (5th), Shanghai (7th) and Beijing (10th). The most expensive cities are locatedRead More
Export potential grows, additional jobs created
During the visit to Almazar district, the President got acquainted with activities of Next Generation Product joint venture. It produces 460,000 electric and solar water heaters under the Royal brand and 75,000 heating boilers under the German brand Viessmann. The company employs 530 people. Products are exported to Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. Despite the conditions of the pandemic, the rate of production at the enterprise did not slow down. In January-May, exports amounted to $1.8 million. By the end of the year, it is planned toRead More
Germany, Brazil may import medical masks from Azerbaijan
Baku Textile Factory in Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park produced 4 million units of medical masks. Of these, 2 million masks were sold, the rest are stored in reserve. Report informs the founder of the enterprise Sakina Babaeva said. According to her, the company can meet the demand for products: “High-quality raw materials are sourced from Turkey.” “We received offers from Brazil and Germany to export our products. After the country’s demand is satisfied, which is our primary goal, we will consider the issue of export, “Babayeva said. Notably, President ofRead More
Legislative Chamber holds International Parliamentary Forum
International Parliamentary Forum in the Legislative Chamber, together with the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, was organized via videoconference. The event was dedicated to the role of parliaments in implementing the recommendations of the UN Human Rights Charter and Treaty Bodies. The event was chaired by the First Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Akmal Saidov. The forum was attended online by members of domestic and foreign parliaments, heads ofRead More
Khalid Sherdil remembered for humanism, public services
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 13 / DNA / = – Brilliant bureaucrats are the backbone of our public service and their contribution makes us proud besides making the public services meaningful in real terms for the people of Pakistan, said Senator Lt. General (Retired) Abdul Qayyum here on Saturday. He was speaking to an online condolence reference organized by the Development Communications Network (Devcom-Pakistan) and DTN for the late environmentalist and bureaucrat Khalid Sherdil who was died in the PIA plane crash on May 22. He said several are theRead More
Will take strict measures now to prevent COVID-19 spread: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday that his government would now take strict measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Pakistan. The prime minister was briefing the media in Lahore on the coronavirus situation. He once again ruled out the possibility of a complete lockdown in the country. “Imposing a lockdown is not an issue for rich countries,” he said. “The circumstances in our country are different.” PM Khan noted that 25% of Pakistan’s population lives below the poverty line. “A complete lockdown means to shut down theRead More