Belarus increased truck exports 27.8% YoY in January-September to 3,843 units, Belstat said in a statistical report. In value terms, truck exports grew by 5.4% YoY to $458.717 million; including truck exports to Russia – 2,890 units (up by 47.9%) worth $359.537 million (up by 9.7%). Truck imports in value terms grew by 6% in…
Belarus and Pskov region (Russia) demonstrated a considerable growth in the mutual trade in a number of positions. Cooperation prospects in various areas were discussed at the meeting of the Belarusian delegation led by Vice Premier Anatoly Kalinin with Pskov region governor Andrei Turchak, spokeswoman for the Belarusian Architecture and Construction Ministry Yevgeniya Filimonova reported.…
Vodafone Ukraine mobile operator (PrJSC MTS Ukraine) in July-September saw its revenues rise by 11.2% YoY, to 2.86 billion UAH. According to the operator, the number of Vodafone Ukraine subscribers as of the end of September reached 20.8 million people. Growth YoY was 2.7%, or 500,000 users. “The main growth factors were universal Voice &…
Azerbaijan plans to increase the share of alternative and renewable energy sources in the country’s energy balance from the current 16% to 20% until 2020, Rauf Gurbanov, deputy head of department of economy and governmental programs at the State Agency on Alternative and Renewable Energy, said. Gurbanov noted that Azerbaijan had a great potential to…
Azerbaijan is more than important in ensuring energy efficiency, Erik Somelar, Councellor for Energy at the Delegation of the European Union to Azerbaijan, said. He made the remarks during Azerbaijan Infrastructure, Power and Renewable Energy Investment Conference in Baku. He pointed out that energy was the biggest part in the talks on the new strategic…
Azerbaijan intends to increase energy efficiency by 20% till 2020, Director of the Institute for Scientific Research on Economic Reforms (ISRER) under the Ministry of Economy of the country Vilayat Veliyev said. He said that these objectives were described in “Azerbaijan 2020: Look into the Future” concept of development adopted by the country’s president. “In…
Ukraine`s GDP grew by 1.8% YoY in the third quarter of 2016, which was a sign of economic recovery in the country. Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister – Economic Development and Trade Minister Stepan Kubiv stated this at a meeting dedicated to the Strategy for Small and Medium Enterprises Development till 2020. “Yesterday Prime Minister Volodymyr…