Belarus: Belarusian-made equipment absolutely competitive

Belarusian equipment is absolutely competitive, Belarus’ Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko said. “In terms of the price-quality-maintenance ratio, our equipment is absolutely competitive”, Vladimir Semashko said. He noted that over the past seven years, Belarus had produced agricultural machinery to the tune of $23.7 billion. “Of this amount, $7.9 billion worth of equipment was produced…

Ukraine: full-featured energy market being created

Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said that the full-featured energy market is being created in Ukraine. “The market is competition, including competitive prices for consumers. The creation of the full-featured energy market, growth of own gas production, introduction of energy efficiency and the increase of budget revenue received from state-run companies – all these…

Belarus: ways to introduce IFRS at major state-run enterprises under consideration

In view of recommendations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Belarus is considering ways to introduce the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) at major state-run enterprises. The statement was made by Belarusian Deputy Finance Minister Dmitry Kiyko. The law requires a number of Belarusian enterprises to present annual consolidated reports in accordance with the International…

Kazakhstan: huge greenhouse complex built

A huge greenhouse complex of 12 ha has been built in Kazakhstan, KazAgro National Holding reported. The official launch of the complex, the largest in the country, is scheduled for early December. The complex is located in the city of Almaty. The project was worth 6.6 billion tenges and was financed by KazAgro’s subsidiary KazAgroFinance.…