Kazakh agro sector additionally received $290 Million in the framework of plan on additional measures to stimulate economic growth and support employment in 2016-2017. $90 million will be sourced to subsidize animal breeding, $38 million – for investment subsidies, $154 million – to finance KazAgro projects. Agrarian Ministry clarified that KazAgro will use finances for:…
On September 26 – October 2, the export volumes of grains from the Russian seaports reached 425.8 thousand tons, against 747.4 thousand tons shipped on the previous week. In particular, the wheat shipments totaled 382.5 thousand tons, barley – 1.2 thousand tons, and corn – 39.1 thousand tons. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia does not entirely foreclose the possibility of renewal of the export duties on wheat in terms of force majeure circumstances, the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Alexander Tkachev declared. According to him, the government cancelled the export duties, because the market had stabilized, and there was no…
In the current season the export potential of Ukraine in the grain segment totals 38.1 million tons. This is a decrease of only 1.1% compared with the record high level in 2015/2016 MY. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman urges the representatives of Korean business to invest in Ukraine. “I would like to take this opportunity to encourage you, dear colleagues, to deepen our cooperation both in the field of trade relations and in investment, particularly in the economy of Ukraine”, he said at a meeting with leaders of Korean…
The telecom index, MICEX TLC, has been rising steadily since January through May on a strong ruble and robust performance of its pillar, Russia’s top telecom firm MTS, but the controversial data retention laws and the end of a dividend payout period undermined the growth by late September. Analysts said the indicator could recover until…
In Ukraine weather conditions were moderately warm with lack of precipitations. Light rains (3-10 mm) were observed in the Western, Northern and Eastern regions, though they did not replenish soil moisture stocks in the winter crop fields considerably. The driest conditions (as of September 25) were seen in the regions of Cherkassy, Kirovograd, Poltava and…