In May Ukraine exported 454 tons of pine strawberries, up 1.4-fold YoY, a record figure for the years of the country’s independence. According to the analysts, Belarus remains the main importer of Ukrainian pine strawberries. (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)
On June 23 Nibulon shipbuilding and repair yard solemnly launched the 121M Project tug (modernized project) Nodari Chanturiia. Nibulon says this is the last vessel of a series of three 121M Project vessels. In particular, on April 6 the fist vessel Yurii Makarov was launched in Mykolaiv; on May 24 Anatolii Hankevych tug was launched.…
Inflation will not exceed 7% till the end of the year, Belarusian First Deputy Economy Minister Dmitry Krutoi declared. According to the source, the Belarusian government expects inflation not to exceed 7% till the end of the year, down from the previous estimate of 9%. “Our projections are cautious. We finished the first five months…
Service stations of the Belarusian automobile engineering company MAZ will be able to repair and provide maintenance for Mercedes engines. MAZ is working hard to certify its vehicle service stations. Certification will allow MAZ to service Mercedes engines in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Penetrating European markets is an option for the future. Diagnostic equipment and…
Airline ticket prices may drop in Kazakhstan next year. Minister for Investment and Development Zhenis Kassymbek revealed at the briefing after the session of the Kazakh government that a drop in airline ticket prices might be expected next year. According to Minister Kassymbek, airfare will get cheaper but only if Kazakhstani air carriers have enough…
An inspection of quarantine products of high phytosanitary risk has revealed violations, according to Kazakh and the Eurasian Economic Union legislation, the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture said on June 27. In particular, as much as 81.5 tons of potatoes imported from Azerbaijan were revealed to be partially infectious, and thus were returned back. Overall, 99.8…
Major tasks of the future head of the state-owned PrivatBank include the development of a strategy for growth, preparations for successful inclusion of foreign investors in its capital within several years and further efforts to clear up the bank from toxic assets, acting governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Yakiv Smolii said. Smolii…