In January-April Azerbaijan decreased wheat imports by 47.6% YoY, to 261.1 thousand tons, the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan declared. According to the statistics figures, the general cost of imported wheat to the country totaled $48.461 million (down by 48.1%). In the reporting period Azerbaijan imported 32.19 thousand tons of vegetable oils…
Saeima’s Budget and Finance Commission has expressed unanimous conceptual support for amendments to the Law on Taxes and Duties. These amendments provide for the introduction of electronic working time tracking system in construction, Saeima’s press-service reported. Finance Minister Dana Reizniece-Ozola told members of the Saeima that a solution for electronic working time tracking was achieved…
Israel is interested in buying Belarusian food, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel to Belarus Alon Shoham reported. The ambassador noted that Israel grew increasingly interested in buying organic food. “We believe that Belarusian products offer very good quality. We believe that Belarusian foods are organic and up to high standards. We are considering the…
Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, has once again been recognized for 4 Star service excellence, retaining the accolade of “Best Airline in Central Asia and India” in the Skytrax World Airline Awards for the sixth consecutive year, the company’s press service reports. The airline also scooped the prize for “Best Airline Staff Service…
Auchan Retail Ukraine, which operates a chain of 11 hypermarkets in Kyiv, Lviv, Odessa, Zaporizhia, and Kryvy Rih, signed an agreement with the Ukrainian distributor Caravan on the acquisition of its assets, namely nine Ukrainian-based hypermarkets, which employ 3,300 people. “Auchan Retail Ukraine will strengthen its presence in Kyiv, and will also be present in…
Naftogaz Ukrainy from July 1 will reduce the price of gas for industrial consumers (prepayment basis) by 3% (by UAH 222), to UAH 7,208 per 1,000 cubic meters (including VAT). According to a company press release, this price is relevant for consumers purchasing gas in the amount of more than 50,000 cubic meters per month…
Last year, the trade turnover between Ukraine and Hungary grew after the fall in 2015 and amounted to $3 billion, Hungarian Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Ukraine Erno Keskeny said during a roundtable in Kyiv on the topic “The Hungarian factor in domestic policy of Ukraine”. “We have a high trade turnover. Of course, it…