Belarus: corn and sugar beet harvesting continues

As of October 13, agricultural organizations in Belarus continued harvesting corn for grain and sugar beet, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food declared. In particular, agrarians harvested 377.6 thousand tons of corn throughout the areas of 47.3 thousand ha (26.7%), with the average yield of 7.99 ton/ha. Last year the grain production volumes totaled 174.4…

Belarus: Grodno Azot reports 0.7% drop in commodity output in January-September 2016

Belarus’ chemical company OAO Grodno Azot manufactured Br961.8 million worth of chemical products ($502.785 million) in January-September, down by 0.7% YoY, the company said in an official report. OAO Grodno Azot’s nitrogen fertilizer output stood at 593,633 tons (in terms of 100% nitrogen) in January-September, down by 4.6% YoY; carbamide output decreased by 5.2% to…

Azerbaijan: investors exempt from state duties

Investors who put their funds in Azerbaijan in accordance with the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model have been exempt from the state duties. The corresponding amendments to the law “On state duty” were approved by Azerbaijani MPs at the plenary session of the country’s parliament October 14. In accordance with the BOT model provided by the law…