In September-November 2021, Ukraine reduced exports of sunflower oil by 15% YoY, to 1.35 million tons due to falling demand from China and India, the Ukroliyaprom Association reported. In particular, India, the main buyer of Ukrainian sunflower oil, reduced its imports during the specified period by 11.5%, to 466.5 thousand tons, although in 2020-2021 it…
At least 1 billion soms was allocated from the budget for preparation of irrigation system of Kyrgyzstan for 2022, the Minister of Agriculture Askarbek Dzhanybekov said at a press conference in Bishkek. “The work has already begun. We received the first 100 million back in November 2021. Despite the cold weather, intensive repair of irrigation…
The trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan totaled $626.1 million in January-November 2021, up by 34.5% YoY, the Uzbek State Statistics Committee reported. Turkmenistan’s exports to Uzbekistan totaled $450.6 million, while imports from the country to Turkmenistan amounted to $151.5 million. Turkmenistan was among Uzbekistan’s top ten trading partners. The foreign trade turnover of Uzbekistan…
In January-October 2021, a total of 1.516 billion cigarettes were exported from Latvia to other countries, down by 183.203 million cigarettes or by 10.8% YoY, according to data compiled by the State Revenue Service (VID). 61.234 million cigars and cigarillos were exported to other countries last year, up by 32.1%. Additionally a total of 17,748…
An almost 50% ticket rise for visitors to Estonia’s largest islands has been postponed until later this year after a meeting between local mayors and the government. The price hike was due to take effect in February and would have only affected visitors, not island residents. Minister of Economic Affairs Taavi Aas (Center) met with…
Lithuanian Airports (LOU), the state-owned airport operator in Lithuania, plans to buy self-service baggage drop-off equipment. The airport operator wants to start using ten self-service baggage drop-off stations at Vilnius Airport’s new terminal scheduled to be completed until mid-2024, Marius Zelenius, head of communication at LOU, has said. It would be a one-step system that…
Georgia’s exports to Azerbaijan from January through November 2021 totaled $488.3 million, the National Statistics Office (Geostat) reported. According to Geostat, the current figure increased by 22.2%, compared to the same period of 2020 ($399.6 million). Top-5 exported commodities from Georgia to Azerbaijan: transport-related equipment – $248.3 million, industrial supplies – $85.4 million, food and…