Over the past five years, Ukraine’s coffee imports have grown by 63%. In 2020, they reached 48.4 thousand tons for a total amount of $166.1 million, according to the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club Association (UCAB). About 51% of coffee is imported unroasted and processed already in Ukraine. The main suppliers of coffee to Ukraine are European…
Kyrgyzstan builds 24 kilometers of fences on the border every year, Chairman of the State Border Service Ularbek Sharsheev announced at a meeting of the Committee on Agrarian Policy, Water Resources, Ecology and Regional Development of the Parliament. According to him, work is carried out mainly on the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border. “We are allocated 18.5 million…
Uzbekistan and the European Union are holding the seventh round of negotiations on the trade part of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. The Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) will replace the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, which has been in force since 1999. Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan reported that the…
In January, the port of Ventspils handled 1.26 million tons of cargo, up by 6% YoY. The port handled 856,000 tons of liquid bulk cargo, 203,000 tons of dry bulk cargo and 197,000 tons of general cargo. In the reporting period, the port welcomed 122 ships including 86 dry bulk cargo carriers and 36 tankers.…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) provided a total of UAH 440 million in refinancing to four banks, the central bank’s press service reported. On February 5, a quantitative tender was held for the refinancing of banks for a term of 84 days. The applications of four banks for a total sum of UAH 440…