Kazakhstan exported 8.3 million tons of grain and flour in 2015/2016 MY, 1 million tons higher that expected, declared the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on July 8. In particular, the country exported 5.4 million tons of grain and 2 million tons of flour (2.9 million tons of grain equivalent). It should…
National joint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrainy continues negotiations with Russia’s OJSC Gazprom on the possibility of buying gas in the third quarter of 2016, but the supplementary gas contract to the 2009 contracts that will allow Naftogaz Ukrainy to resume purchases of Russian gas, has not yet been signed, Naftogaz Board Chairman Andriy Kobolev said. He…
Ukraine’s program to stop importing gas envisages the increase in electricity generation, thanks to completion of two reactors of Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant (NPP) and construction of hydroelectric power plants (HPP), Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk said. “Agreements to complete two reactors of Khmelnitsky NPP have been reached. In addition, last week…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on September 7 will decide on the provision of a $37 million senior secured loan to M.V. Cargo LLC to finance construction of a grain terminal at Yuzhny seaport (Odesa region). The total cost of the project is $130 million. The report to finance the project was…
By 2018, Mexico may increase its purchases of Russian wheat over 2 times – from nearly 200 thousand tons expected in the current year, to 520 thousand tons, declared the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food of Mexico, Jose Calzada Rovirosa on June 27. According to him, if Russia provides wheat at…
Ukraine has already received advance payment for the first two An-178 aircraft in accordance with the contract with Azerbaijan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities of Ukraine Hennady Zubko has made a statement during his visit to Antonov state enterprise. “We have the contract order for 10 aircraft. We obtained…
Canada and Ukraine are planning to sign an agreement on free trade zone during Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to Ukraine on July 11-12, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Andriy Shevchenko said. “We have two certain objectives and one the most important task. First, the signing of the FTA deal. A huge amount of work…