SE “Antonov” plans to manufacture the first demonstrator An-132 in record time: this fall the aircraft may hit the skies. This was stated by the UkrOboronProm Director General Roman Romanov at the meeting with foreign media at the international aerospace salon “Farnborough Air Show-2016” in the suburbs of London. “AN-132D is the first global project…
The Ukrainian Finance Ministry will start internal reform with support of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The reform aims at improving business processes in the ministry. “The project will be fully financed by international donors and it does not require budget funds spending”, the ministry said after a meeting of Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk, his deputy Yevhen…
On July 15, Egypt purchased 300 KMT of milling wheat from Romania and Russia for shipment during August 21-30, at the average price of $175.16/MT C&F. The price in the previous tender equaled $173.03/MT C&F. In the previous tender, on July 12, Egypt bought 180 KMT of Ukrainian and Russian wheat to be shipped during…
Cruise ship Sun Princess made her first call at port Vladivostok on July 17. The ship carried 1,907 passengers, 90% of which were Australia and New Zealand citizens. Other tourists were from the US, Great Britain, Italy, etc. The ship crew numbers 857 members. The trans-Pacific cruise began in Australia. The port of Vladivostok was…
Azerbaijan’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved the “Rules of exempting trucks, trailers and semi-trailers of foreign states from road tax and state fee”. The rules became valid on June 1, and will be in effect for three years. The rules apply to foreign vehicles carrying freight to Iran and Turkey as well as from Iran…
Azerbaijan and Afghanistan discussed the creation of joint enterprises to produce food products, said Azerbaijan’s Economy Ministry. The discussions were held within the meeting of Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev with Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohammad Taqi Khalili. The economic cooperation between the two countries and other issues of mutual interest were also discussed during…
AGCO-RM (a joint venture of AGCO, the international manufacturer of agricultural equipment, and the Russian corporation “Russian Machines”, part of the Basic Element Industrial Group) and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation have signed an agreement for provision of subsidies for tillage and seeding equipment under Challenger brand. The subsidies will cover up…