Turkmenistan: GDP up in January 2019

As of late January, the growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Turkmenistan was 6.2%, the Turkmen government said in a statement. In general, the volume of production and the retail trade turnover grew by 4.9% and 19% YoY, respectively. The plan for the production of various types of food products has been fulfilled…

Ukraine: foreign exchange reserves at $21 billion

The international foreign exchange reserves of Ukraine amount to more than $21 billion, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said at the All-Ukrainian Public Forum “Open Dialogue” in Kyiv. “In 2014-2015, the level of foreign exchange reserves amounted to $5 billion, and payments amounted to $7 billion. The threat of Ukraine’s bankruptcy seemed inevitable. Today, the…

Ukraine: electricity production up in 2018

Last year, Ukraine produced 159.35 billion kWh of electricity, up by 2.5% YoY. As the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry of Ukraine reports, the electricity production in 2018 amounted to 159.35 billion kWh, up by 2.5% YoY. The share of nuclear power plants in overall Ukrainian electricity production was 53%, of thermal power stations and…

Estonia: Nordica passenger numbers up in 2018

The number of passengers carried by Nordic Aviation Group AS, Estonia’s national airline operating under the Nordica brand, increased by 22% YoY, to 760,000 in 2018. Nordica route network manager Mart Sibrik said that 680,000 passengers, representing the lion’s share thereof, flew on the Tallinn route network, while the remaining passengers were served on domestic…

Kazakhstan: pork exports to grow

Although most forecasts indicate that Kazakhstan’s pig industry is heading for extinction, the Kazakh Union of Pig Farmers has recently adopted a development program targeting a significant increase in production capacities with export opportunities. In the plan, Russia and China would be the main targets of the exports. By 2025, the Kazakh Union of Pig…

Azerbaijan: production of Peugeot cars launched

Azerbaijan’s AzerMash company together with the automobile company Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) have launched the production of Peugeot cars under the Khazar brand on the basis of the Neftchala Industrial Site, spokesperson for AzerMash company Gunay Namidar reported. “Several Peugeot cars have been already produced,” she added. “The cars have been equipped with an…