Kazakhstan: flour exports up in May 2018

Kazakhstan exported 162 thousand tons of flour in May, up by 18% MoM (137.5 thousand tons), but down by 2% YoY (165 thousand tons). In total, Kazakh flour exports in MY 2017-2018 (September-May) were up by 4% YoY, at 1.8 million tons. The biggest importers of flour from Kazakhstan are its neighbors Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.…

Belarus: Belneftekhim exports up in H1 2018

In January-June the Belarusian state petrochemical concern Belneftekhim increased merchandise export by more than one fourth in comparison with H1 2017, the Belneftekhim press service reported after the concern’s board convened to review performance in the first half of the year. In H1 Belneftekhim’s merchandise export growth rate reached 128.5% as against January-June 2017, with…