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The state-owned logistics railway company AS Operail has started implementing a new management program that should lead the freight transport system to a new level. The digital modernization process is planned to be completed by 2021.

Several Estonian companies, including the organizer of the startup training camp Garage48 and the Ministry of economy-supported project AccelerateEstonia, which develops concepts for developing new markets, initiated the Global Hack conference on a global level. The main goal of the forum is to develop new, modern and effective ideas that would help countries more effectively fight the coronavirus pandemic and its consequences in all spheres of life.

Innovative Estonian startup Skeleton Technologies, which produces supercapacitors for the European space Agency, has developed a special model for medical equipment. Release of SkelMod 131V is carried out in the German plant of the company.

Representatives of the Lennart Meri Tallinn airport reported that 8 passenger air transport routes will remain in operation during the period of quarantine measures related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Since March 17, Estonia is actually under quarantine - foreign citizens will be banned from entering the country and control will be restored at border posts with other EU States. Such strict measures are associated with the active spread of covid-2019 in the EU.

Fermi Energia company, created by experts in the field of nuclear energy in Estonia, has designated the region for the construction of a new generation nuclear power plant. The commissioning of the facility is expected by the end of 2030.

Estonian platform Xolo, the largest provider of services for online entrepreneurs conducting remote business, and German Bank Wirecard have developed a new service that allows e-residents to open an international bank account without visiting the office of a credit institution and the country as a whole.

Eleon company, an innovator in the development and production of wind generators, announced the withdrawal of its main divisions from Estonia. The company's management complains about the unfavorable climate created by the government officials for the company's development.

Recently Estonia and Finland launched the process of exchanging information about commercial enterprises listed in the special register via the X-Road platform. This is the next stage on the way of combining the digital services of the two countries.

Startup Estonia company, created on the initiative of the government, presented an updated database of start-up entrepreneurs in the country at the beginning of the year. To date, the number of registered startups has exceeded 1000.

The Estonian business development Foundation has started accepting applications for grants to develop green information and communication technologies. Priority will be given to the projects implemented jointly with the companies from Norway.

Estonian startup Skeleton Technologies, which has attracted more than 50 million euros in recent years, will start working with Polish Medcom to develop food and storage elements for public transport, in particular for trams.

The leading electricity supplier in Estonia Eesti Energia has placed a state tender for research in the field of obtaining fuel from household and industrial waste. The main product of the study will be car tires and plastic bottles.

According to the statistics office of Estonia, in the past year the number of tourists visiting the country increased by 13% compared to 2018. Representatives of the hotel business note the increase in the length of the rental period and the number of reservations. It means that the percentage of guests coming for one day is actively reduced.

The state energy concern Eesti Energia, which actively works in the Baltic States, has sent a request for permission to build a joint Estonian-Latvian wind farm in the Gulf of Riga. Approval of the project will attract additional investment for construction.

The government's initiative Startup Estonia, led by KredEx financial specialists, has attracted more than a quarter of a billion euros of third-party investment for the development of new projects. This has created about 5,000 jobs.

The Estonian tax and customs Department is preparing residents for a possible exit of the UK from the European Union. A memo explaining the rules for importing goods and parcels to Estonia in the event of Brexit has appeared on the Ministry's website.

The Ministry of Finance of Estonia has developed a document that should significantly streamline the work with digital money, which now enter the country in significant volumes. The rules have been agreed with the market participants and are awaiting approval from the Ministry of Justice, the Bank of Estonia and other government agencies.

A young Estonian company, specializing in innovative developments in online identity verification, has hired specialists to create and promote its own office in the United States. This step should significantly expand the range of Veriff customers.

Launched in Estonia in 2018, the service of online taxi orders of the Russian company Yandex has expanded its coverage area. Now more than 140 thousand people will be able to make a call.