The European Commission (EC) will cease investigation into Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant project with Russia’s participation as Budapest has provided all necessary explanations regarding construction of two new nuclear reactors at the facility, Bloomberg reported citing Benedek Javor, a Hungarian deputy at the European parliament. Hungary has provided sufficient justification why the construction contract…
The development of direct contacts between businessmen, manufacturers and government agencies of the two countries will allow advancing Belarus-Latvia economic cooperation to a new level. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvia to Belarus Martins Virsis made the statement as he met with top officials of the Gomel branch of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and…
Belarusian builders of the Garlyk mining and processing factory in Turkmenistan are getting ready to lower the third tunneling machine into the shaft, the press service of the Council of the Republic of Belarus reported. Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich oversees the project’s implementation. According…
As of September 22, agricultural organizations of Belarus planted winter grain crops throughout 805.8 thousand ha, or 59.9% of the plan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food declared. Also, agrarians continued the harvesting campaign. In particular, Belarus harvested 97 thousand tons of corn for grain throughout the areas of 14.4 thousand ha (8.13%). The average…
Belarus reports a quantitative increase in exports of meat and dairy products in January-July, according to Belstat. Meat export grew by 12.6% YoY to 180,200 tons, the average price was down by 16.1% to $2,092 per ton. In value terms, Belarus’ meat exports fell by 5.5% to $377.058 million. The CIS states were the major…
Belarus increased truck exports by 27.5% YoY in January-July to 2,258 units, Belstat said in a statistical report. In value terms, truck exports grew by 2%YoY to $311.726 million. The average export price of Belarusian-made trucks reduced by 20% YoY to $138,054 per unit. Truck exports to the CIS states grew by 18.3% to 1,897…
In August Ukraine exported 2851.2 KMT of wheat, up by 50% YoY (1892.8 KMT). Over the first two months of the current season Ukrainian exporters shipped 34% more wheat than over the same period of last season (3575.5 KMT against 2662.4 KMT in July-August 2015/2016). Thailand became the key importer of Ukrainian wheat with purchases…