Georgia and Turkey agreed to support extending the strategic partnership during the first meeting of the Strategic Cooperation Council between the two countries in Ankara, the Georgian government press office said. The one-day High Level Strategic Cooperation Council between Georgia and Turkey kicked off July 19 with participation of Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and…
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made a decision to abolish the country’s Oil and Gas Ministry to further improve the management of the oil and gas sector, the industry and regulate the flow of funds, the Turkmen government said. A department of the Cabinet of Ministers, which is subordinate to Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister Yagshygeldy Kakayev,…
Car manufacturing dropped by 62.2% YoY in Kazakhstan in H1 2016, to 2,980 cars, said the Kazakh Statistics Committee. Minibus production decreased by 23.7%, to 71 minibuses. During the period, the truck manufacturing in Kazakhstan increased by 16.6% and totalled 718 trucks. Three large car plants: Azia Avto, SaryarkaAvtoProm and Agromashholding – operate in Kazakhstan.…
The absence of bids at a tender to sell Odessa Port-Side Chemical Plant (OPCP) does not mean that the plant will not be privatized, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said, adding that a new tender will be announced. “In the limited term no bids were submitted by potential buyers for this price. This does…
The World Bank is ready to provide some $1 billion for Ukrainian roads repair, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) could provide some $700 million, while no more than 10% of the targeted international assistance is used for these purposes in the country, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has said. “Unfortunately, today we…
Uzpromstroybank (Uzbek Industrial and Construction Bank) has issued a loan for 571.2 billion soums to small businesses and private entrepreneurships in the first half of 2016. According to the press service of the bank, businesswomen received loans for 45.2 billion soums in the reporting period. Uzpromstroybank said that it issued loans for 99.2 billion soums…
Uzbekistan Temir Yollari is completing works on reconstruction of Nukus railway station, the company said in a statement. The company said that painters and craftsmen were completing constructions works at the station. New station will have all necessary conditions for passengers. Ticket office, room for children and kitchen were constructed. The station is equipped with…