Turkmenistan is ready to use the East-West internal gas pipeline to supply its energy resources to international markets through the Caspian region. After the commissioning of the East-West gas pipeline in December 2015, great prospects were opened for further expansion of multilateral mutually beneficial partnership in the energy sector, says the report. Construction of various…
While those discussing establishing a direct ferry link between Saaremaa and Latvia have had in mind reestablishing service between Montu and Ventspils, others familiar with the tourism industry find that only a direct link with the Latvian capital of Riga would ensure a significant boost in revenue for the island. Saaremaa Municipality hopes to find…
The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has entered the currency market, selling dollars, for the eighth time in a month, its official website reported. $4.5 million was sold with settlements on the date of the transaction and $500,000 with settlements other than the date of the transaction. In November, the National Bank sold $38.2 million to…
Ukraine hopes to receive the next payment of its $17.5 billion IMF program early next year and will aim to issue $2 billion on debt markets in 2018, finance minister Oleksandr Danyliuk declared. Oleksandr Danyliuk said that progress on the International Monetary Fund’s rescue plan depended on establishing a new anti-corruption court, as well as…
Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman is confident that the country’s economic growth in 2018 will top 3%, the benchmark stipulated in the draft national budget. “I am absolutely convinced that we will be able to achieve economic growth exceeding 3% next year,” he declared. According to the prime minister, the accelerated economic growth will…
The Turkmen Railway Transport Ministry and the Afghanistan Railway Authority have signed an agreement, which will give additional impetus to Afghanistan’s economic development and provide possibilities for the country’s access to third states. The MoU envisages a major overhaul of the railway track at the border station of Torgundi in Afghanistan. During the signing ceremony…
Ukraine’s manufacturer of mineral fertilizers Cherkasy-based PJSC Azot, a part of the Ostchem holding owned by businessman Dmytro Firtash, has resumed the production of ammonia and carbamide after overhauls, according to Ostchem’s press service. “After major repairs, the company has resumed production of ammonia (workshop A-5) and carbamide (workshop M-2),” it wrote on Facebook. In…