On August 21, Allseeds’ oil extraction plant in Yuzhny port started processing 2017-crop oilseeds. According to the company press-service, a few days later the plant’s capacity set a new record of 2.2 KMT a day. “This result was achieved owing to technological re-equipment of the production process and removing bottlenecks at the time of off-season…
According to information released by Statistics Estonia on September 11, July exports of goods increased by 6 and imports by 9% YoY. Increased imports of base metals and articles of base metal and transport equipment contributed to the growth in imports. Exports from Estonia in July amounted to EUR 900 million and imports to EUR…
Linda Line, which operates the high-speed catamaran Karolin connecting Tallinn and Helsinki, has canceled its September 11 evening and September 12 departures. According to a notice posted on the ferry operator’s homepage, September 11’s 5 p.m. departure from Tallinn and 7 p.m. departure from Helsinki as well as all September 12 departures are canceled due…
According to data from the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, consumer price level in August, when compared with July, declined by 0.2%. Prices for goods declined by 0.6% and prices for services increased by 0.6%. The price decline in August was associated with seasonal factors, reports Economy Ministry. Still, the price decline in August was…
In January-August the Freeport of Riga handled 22,716,500 tons of cargo, down by 4.8% YoY. According to the port authority, coal transshipment climbed by 5.2%, to 8,373,800 tons, oil products dropped by 34.4%, to 3,882,300 tons, wood pellets increased by 15%, to 444,900 tons, and ore by 35.7%, to 365,200 tons. The port’s container throughput…
In January-May the volume of Ukrainian exports to the Islamic Republic of Iran increased by 78% YoY, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine, Gennadiy Chyzhykov stated, during the Ukrainian-Iranian business forum. “In 2016, comparing with 2015, exports from Ukraine to Iran increased by 32%, while imports from Iran – by 30%.…
Cooperation with India in pharmaceutics will help lower the prices for some medicines on the Belarusian market, Belarus Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko reported. “We need to search for options to lower drug prices. There is an absurd situation: some medicines in Belarus are several times more expensive that their foreign analogues. We should understand…