A passenger train will be launched between Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan and Iran’s Mashhad before late November, Javid Gurbanov, head of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, reported. Gurbanov said the train would start running either on November 27 or November 30. The Nakhchivan-Julfa-Tabriz-Tehran-Mashhad passenger train will run twice a week. Renewed cars will be used for the trips. (Trend/Business…
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) announced a new campaign for flights on the route from Baku to Tel Aviv. When buying from December 1 to 20, an air ticket for the flights on Baku-Tel-Aviv-Baku route in the period from January 10 to March 10, 2017 will cost 299 euro. The cost includes all taxes and fees. The…
The trade turnover between Ukraine and the EU increased by 6% YoY in January-September 2016 as a result of the Free Trade Area Agreement, which came into effect on January 1, 2016. This is reported by the Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine on its Facebook page. “The European Union is Ukraine’s main trading…
Astarta exported 115 KMT of soybean crushing products in January-September that is almost 81% of the segment’s sales, the company’s press service reports. Revenues in the soybean crushing segment reached 53 million euro, or 25% of Astarta’s consolidated revenue, up by 36% YoY. In January-September Astarta sold 28 KMT of soybean oil, up by 42%…
A $2.5 million venture funding program – AID-Venture – has been launched in Belarus, Bel.biz Group reported. The consortium of partners consisting of several companies has won the tender for venture capital ecosystem development in Belarus. Aleinikov & Partners together with a group of companies Bel.biz, venture fund 500 Startups and international educational program for…
The Infrastructure Ministry is in talks with the global operator Hutchison Ports, which is ready to enter one of Ukraine’s biggest ports, Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said. According to him, a bill on concession is being drafted now, which is to become a universal law for all the sectors of this industry. Work has been…
Ukraine from January 1, 2017 will become an official member of the Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) led by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Ukraine’s Finance Ministry reported that Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk on November 22, handed a letter to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria. This is the final phase…