Belarusian oil refineries produced 2.403 million tons of petrol in January-July, down by 3.6% YoY, Belstat reported. In July alone petrol output dropped by 29.3% YoY to 238,300 tons. In January-July Belarusian refineries produced 4.622 million tons of diesel fuel (including biodiesel), down by 5%. In July alone they produced 511,700 tons of diesel fuel,…
The equity capital of Belarusian companies (except for banks, insurance and state-funded companies, micro- and small-sized companies without departmental affiliation) grew by 0.8% in January-July to Br112.8 billion ($57.6 billion), Belarus’ National Statistical Committee (Belstat) said in a statistical report. Companies’ liabilities stood at Br120.7 billion ($61.7 billion) as of July 1, up by 10.9%…
Net foreign assets of Belarusian commercial banks amounted to minus $5.353 billion as of August 1, down by 14.9% compared to the level of January 1, the National Bank of Belarus said in a statistical report. Gross foreign assets of commercial banks were down by 26.7% in January-July to $1.299 billion, while foreign liabilities of…
Net foreign assets of the Belarusian government and the National Bank of Belarus (NBB) amounted to $3.624 billion as of August 1, up by 49.9% since early 2016, the NBB said in a statistical report. Belarus’ net foreign assets grew due to an increase in gross foreign assets by 21.4% in January-July to $5.052 billion…
Belarus increased truck exports by 24% YoY in January-June to 1,847 units, Belstat said in a statistical report. Truck exports to the CIS states grew by 13.5% to 1,546 units at the average price of $140,123 apiece (down by 10.8% YoY), other foreign countries – 301 units (up 2.4 times), average price – $116,598 (down…
Belarus’ food exports dropped by 11.2% YoY in January-June to $1.611 billion, the National Statistics Committee (Belstat) reported. The largest decline was registered in exports of the following foods: milk, cream powder, condensed cream – down by 12% to $218.5 million, sugar – down by 19.4% to $96.7 million, potatoes – down by 64.6% to…
The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) project will enhance Azerbaijan’s role in forming eastern and western energy corridors, said the country’s Deputy Energy Minister Natig Abbasov. Despite the decline in oil prices, Azerbaijan continues to implement large transnational projects, said the deputy minister. As a country located at the intersection of Europe and Asia, Azerbaijan has…