In 2016 Ukraine reduced natural gas consumption by 4.1% (by 1.366 billion cubic meters) YoY, to 32.361 billion cubic meters. According to the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry, in particular, industry consumed 9.599 billion cubic meters (down by 15.9%), households and budget-sustained organizations used 12.457 billion cubic meters (up by 2.3%), heating companies –…
A delegation of Tajikistan textile and clothing companies took part in a three-day leading international textiles and apparel trade fair Textillegprom. For the seventh time the International Trade Center (ITC) organized participation of Tajik companies at this largest specialized industry event in the Russian Federation. According to ITC Tajikistan, this year the following companies from…
The UAE’s new strategy opens up the opportunities for the intensification of cooperation with Turkmenistan, UAE Ambassador to Turkmenistan Hassan Abdullah Al Adhab said. He added that great success, especially in the economic sphere, had been achieved in the development of the bilateral partnership since the opening of the UAE embassy in Turkmenistan. “We will…
PrivatBank since January 1, has paid off UAH 2.385 billion of funds received as refinancing credits from the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and paid UAH 215.752 million of interest. According to Deputy Board Chairman of PrivatBank Halyna Pakhachuk, current general amount of refinancing credits issued by NBU to PrivatBank totals UAH 15.516 billion. (Ukrinform/Business…
Sund’Or airline, the subsidiary of El Al airline (Israel), from June 26, will launch direct flights on the Odessa-Tel-Aviv route. The press service of the airline reported that the flights would be serviced twice a week – on Mondays and Fridays using aircraft of the Boeing 737-800 type. Departure from Odessa is at 09:45 and…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) should gradually quit the tough monetary and credit policy and apply smoother monetary tools to provide for the development of the national economy, Head of the NBU Council Bohdan Danylyshyn has said. “The right monetary and credit policy is the third element of the economic growth. I think that…
The American-Uzbek Chamber of Commerce held its regular meeting. Representatives of some 30 major US companies, including General Motors, General Electric, Caterpillar discussed the current state and priority directions of economic and investment cooperation, aimed at further strengthening mutually beneficial business relations between Uzbekistan and the United States. The Uzbek side at the meeting was…