Azerbaijan: Russian businessmen keen to establish ties with local partners

Local and Russian enterprises and businessmen demonstrate continuous interest in cooperation due to similar business structures, preferential tax and customs regimes and availability of different transport routes which ease logistics issues. Business people from Tyumen, Russia, who will be in Baku on August 11-16, plan to establish ties with potential partners from Azerbaijan. The visit,…

Armenia: economic activity index up in H1 2019

Armenia’s economic activity index grew by 6.5% YoY in January-June, according to official data published by the National Statistical Committee. In particular, the service sector grew by 15.3%, trade turnover by 8.9% and the industrial output by 6.9%. In January-June construction volumes increased by 4.7%. Consumer price index grew by 2% and the agricultural output…

Ukraine: Zelensky’s team preparing draft decision to reduce electricity prices

The team of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, together with the Government and the National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities, is developing a draft resolution to reduce electricity prices for water utilities by 10%, Presidential representative in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Andriy Herus said. “The introduction of the electricity market…