Kazakhstan: 90% of Industrialization Map projects working at full capacity in Karaganda region

71 projects have been implemented in Karaganda region under the Industrialization Map. 54 of them are running at full capacity now, according to Tolegen Igembayev, Head of the Regional Department for Industry and Industrial-Innovative Development. 94 projects worth more than 1350 billion tenge with the creation of over 11,000 jobs have been included in the…

Ukraine: flour production down in H1 2016

In January-June Ukrainian flour milling enterprises produced 888 thousand tons of flour, down by 7% YoY, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine declared. At the same time, the production volumes in June totaled 132 thousand tons, up by 0.7% MoM and down by 14.6% YoY. In January-June the production volumes of crude sunflower oil in…

Russia: who buys MiG-29M

A flurry of construction is underway that could help Russia’s faltering MiG aircraft manufacturer. But a lingering question remains: who is purchasing the expected 46 new MiG-29M fighter jets? There has been no official confirmation about who has signed the jet deal for a contract that has been estimated to be worth $2 billion. Hints…