Traders have bought about 300,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat to be delivered to India in September and October as the country imports wheat for a second year to meet a domestic shortfall. Seven ships carrying roughly 300,000 tons of milling wheat with a 11.5% protein are expected to load this month in Ukraine for India,…
Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee transferred almost 1.4 billion manats to the state budget in January-July, up by 18.64% YoY, says the Committee’s report. The Committee transferred 256.6 million manats to the budget in July. Revenues from customs duties amounted to about 61.3 million manats, value added tax – 184.5 million manats, excise duty – 8.06…
Belarus does not import eggs from Europe, the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry reported. “Belarus does not import eggs. The country is self-sufficient in this product. Moreover, we export approximately 60% of eggs we produce,” the ministry noted and added that Belarus did not export eggs to Europe. Therefore there are no Belarusian-produced eggs among…
Belarusian agrarians have already cropped over 1.5 million tons of grain, the Agriculture and Food Ministry reported. As of August 4, Belarus’ grain harvest exceeded 1.5 million tons. Brest region harvested 541,000 tons, Gomel region – 404,200 tons. Minsk region and Mogilev region cropped 263,500 and 100,800 tons each. The harvest of Grodno region reached…
Latvia’s retail trade volume this June, as compared with the same month of 2016, grew by 3.2%, which is slightly more than the average in the European Union, according to data from Eurostat. The most rapid retail trade growth in June was registered in Slovenia (+10.2%), followed by Croatia (+8.2%) and Slovakia (+8.1%). Estonia’s retail…
Opposition members of Riga City Council have decided to give Riga City Council Transport Department two weeks to improve the level of safety for traffic participants while repairs are being performed on the streets of the capital. If the transport department does not comply, the New Conservative Party reserves the right to request the dismissal…
Currency reserves of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) increased by approximately $870.2 million (by 21%) in July as compared to June 2016, and amounted to $5,033.1 million, according to the statistical data posted on the CBA website. CBA’s reserves increased by $69 million (by 1.4 %) MoM, while by $1,058.7 million (26.6%) since early…