Defense Ministry currently performs the final assessment of procurement offers for 4×4 light and medium-sized tactical transports for the country’s National Armed Forces. Talks regarding procurement of 4×4 light and medium-sized tactical transports were organized in two stages. Twelve contenders submitted applications for the first stage. Defense Ministry’s procurement commission picked six for the second…
The trade between Belarus and Sweden reached $83.8 million in H1, up by 28.9% YoY, according to the website of the Belarusian embassy in Sweden. The Belarusian export grew by 73.1%, to $24.4 million. The supplies of Swedish products to Belarus increased by 16.7%, to $59.4 million. Belarus’ main exports to Sweden included potash fertilizers,…
Starting from December Ukrainians will be able to get to Boryspil International Airport by high-speed rail. “A high-speed train to Boryspil Airport. The work is going on in full swing, and they are already building a platform at the entrance to Terminal D. From December Ukrainians will be able to reach the largest airport in…
Stocks of anthracite coal at Ukrainian thermal power plants (TPP) shrank by 10% on August 2-8, to 249,000 tons. At the same time, the stocks of gas coal decreased by 0.6%, from 987,000 tons to 981,000 tons, the Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry’s press service said. In general, coal stocks at Ukraine’s TPPs fell…
New trolleybuses, purchased at the expense of EBRD’ funds within the public transport development project, arrived in Bishkek, the press service of the Bishkek City Administration reported. 37 new trolleybuses were delivered to the capital: 15 low-floor Belarusian vehicles and 22 medium-floor trolleybuses from Russia. The Vice Mayor of Bishkek Gennady Militsky said that 52…
According to information released by Statistics Estonia on August 9, in June the exports of goods increased by 17% and imports by 18% YoY. The growth in trade was affected the most by increased trade in mineral products. In the first half of 2018 the exports of goods increased by 10% and imports by 8%.…
Belarus’ target economic development scenario suggests that GDP growth will be 4.1% in 2019. This is envisaged by the draft projections of the social and economic development of Belarus in 2019, Deputy Economy Minister Alexander Chervyakov said at an expanded-participation session of the Economy, Budget, and Finance Commission of the Council of the Republic of…