Cabinet of ministers of Uzbekistan has adopted a resolution stipulating increase of the fee rate for entry and transit of vehicles from Tajikistan since September 1. Starting from September 1, trucks and buses coming from Tajikistan while crossing the state border of Uzbekistan will pay an additional fee of $180 for entry or transit through…
Azerbaijan invites Chinese companies to intensify cooperation with local businesses, in particular, in industrial sphere, Chinese media reported citing Azerbaijan’s Deputy Economy Minister Niyazi Safarov. Safarov made the remarks at a session of the Azerbaijan-China Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. Safarov said that Chinese companies participated in Azerbaijan’s 12 projects worth over $640…
According to a USDA report released this month, global walnut production for 2015/2016 is estimated to rise by 155,000 tons from the previous year to 2 million tons, with China and the United States accounting for over 75% of total output. World exports, dominated by the United States, Chile, and Ukraine, are expected to increase…
The Ukrainian government has ordered the national energy holding Naftogaz Ukrainy to store 17 billion cubic meters of gas underground until November 1, in order to ensure uninterrupted supplies of Russian gas to the E.U. CEO Andrei Kobolev said earlier that Naftogaz Ukrainy planned to put 14.5 billion cubic meters of gas in storages, while…
As of August 26, grains and pulses (including corn) had been harvested from 9772 thousand ha (68% of the intended area) compared with 10305 thousand ha as of August 26, 2015. Farmers obtained 38.223 MMT with average yields at 3.91 MT/ha (at the same date in 2015 – 37.027 MMT with average productivity at 3.59…
Ukraine’s NNEGC Energoatom plans to hire South Korean nuclear plant operator Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to complete construction of No. 3 and No. 4 blocks at the Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant and implement the Ukraine-EU Energy Bridge project, the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry said in a statement. Energoatom and KHNP signed a…
Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry, the Energy Ministry of Kazakhstan and Kazakh National Nuclear Company Kazatomprom have agreed to establish a joint venture (JV) for uranium mining in both countries, Ukrainian Energy Minister Ihor Nasalyk has said, commenting on the results of his visit to Kazakhstan in mid-August. “Kazakhstan has the best desalination…