Production of vodka of an alcoholic strength by volume of 45.4% in Ukraine in January-April fell by 20.2% YoY, to 3.7 million deciliters, and brandy output dropped by 9.6%, to 591,000 decaliters. Vodka production in April was 1 million decaliters, up by 4.4% MoM and by 50.1% YoY, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine said.…
Belarus is ready to increase meat and milk supplies to China, Belarus’ Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said. “China is the world’s largest food importer. Experts predict the further growth of the Chinese meat and dairy market. Belarus is ready to offer high-quality and eco-friendly products to Chinese consumers,” Andrei Kobyakov said. China has been actively…
According to information released by Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2018 the combined production of Estonian construction enterprises in Estonia and foreign countries increased by 21% YoY, while construction on the domestic market alone increased by 29%. In the first quarter the production value of construction enterprises amounted to EUR 559 million, of…
The Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Mukhammedkaly Abylgaziev got acquainted with the construction of the section of Bishkek-Kara-Balta road in Sokuluk district of Chui region, the Information Support Department of the Government reported. “The road is one of the busiest in the republic. Taking this fact into account, its construction should be hastened. If necessary, the…
The Board of the National Bank of Ukraine has decided to keep its key policy rate at 17%. Headline inflation decelerated to 13.1% YoY last month, according to the NBU’s press release. “This was a minor deviation from the NBU’s latest forecast, caused by the most volatile components and likely to vanish in the coming…