In January-December 2016 seaports of Ukraine handled 131.998 million tons of cargo (-8.9%), says press center of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority. Transshipment of export cargo totaled 100.395 million tons (- 3.3%), imports – 16.013 million tons (- 10.8%), transit – 10.370 million tons (-34.8%), inland traffic – 5.220 million tons (- 23.7%). State stevedores under…
Production of milk and cream for baby food increased by 52% YoY during the first 11 months of 2016. The increase was reasoned by the promotion of baby food production and development of the draft law on baby food. This is reported by the press service of the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine.…
Industrial prices in Ukraine in 2016 increased by 35.7%, while in 2015 by 25.4%, in 2014 by 31.7%, the State Statistics Service has said. According to its data, in December last year the increase in industrial prices accelerated to 3.2% from 2.2% in November, mainly due to the higher cost of goods in such industries…
Uzbek government takes steps to expand fruit and vegetable exports and find new markets, as part of its priority objectives. In 2016 the government passed over ten legislative acts to expand fruit and vegetable exports and support exporters. The September 19, 2016 Resolution, which lowered the rate of currency revenue sale rate from 50% to…
As technological development necessitated transportation development, Uzbekistan electrified 1700 kilometres of its railway network, putting into operation 500 kilometers in 2016 alone. Following the 2010 Presidential Resolution “On Accelerating Infrastructure, Transport and Communication Construction Development in 2011-2015” Uzbekistan electrified and commissioned the Marakand-Karshi railway section in summer 2015. This led to the launch of an…
NAC “O’zbekiston havo yo’llari” will receive four more airplanes of the new generation Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The new contract with “Boeing” corporation was signed within the framework of modernization and unification of airpark. The press service of the air company informs that the delivery of aircraft is expected in 2019-2020. At the present time, the…
The first convoy of trucks from Kyrgyzstan to China goes along Bishkek – Kashkar – Urumqi route, the Ministry of Transport and Roads of Kyrgyzstan reported. The pilot convoy of eight vehicles will reach the capital of China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in four days and will return to Kyrgyzstan. The issue of the opening…