Enterprises of the mining sector of Kazakhstan’s Kostanay region produced goods for 361.7 billion tenge in 2018, up by 15.5%, governor of the region Arkhimed Mukhambetov said. He also noted positive trends in all major macroeconomic indicators. The head of the region said that industrial enterprises manufactured products for 871.7 billion tenge. Mukhambetov touched on…
In the second half of this year, construction materials plant Gobustone LLC in Garadagh district plans to expand the geography of exporting bricks and cellular concrete blocks, intended for construction of big facilities and residential areas, a source familiar with the matter reported. The company plans to begin exports to Russia, according to the source.…
“Through the Beskidy tunnel, 60% of Ukraine’s export is transported to the countries of Europe. This is the second railway tunnel in Ukraine in terms of length with capacity of over 100 pairs of trains per day. This saves time and ensures transport reliability,” Petro Poroshenko said in his speech at a meeting of the…
Cattle numbers in Ukraine (excluding the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea and a part of Donbas) as of February 1, amounted to 3.392 million animals, down by 3.4% YoY. According to the State Statistics Service, the number of cows during this period decreased by 3.6% and amounted to 1.928 million. The number of pigs fell…
The Haapsalu-Noarootsi ice road continues its on-off operational history this winter, being closed again on February 22. However, an ice road on Lake Peipus was opened on the same day. The Haapsalu-Noarootsi route, which cuts out the circuitous route needed to get from the western Estonian town of Haapsalu to the adjacent Noarootsi peninsular, also…
About 100,000 tons of high-density polyethylene will have been produced by the end of 2019, Director General of SOCAR Polymer LLC Farid Jafarov announced. Jafarov noted that the plant for the high-density polyethylene production would reach its design capacity within the next two months. As for polypropylene, Jafarov said that its production volume by the…
The check-in counter for transfer passengers arriving in Almaty & Astana via Incheon International Airport in Seoul will cease operation on March 1. From that date, the check-in process for Air Astana flights will be undertaken at the gate commencing three hours prior to flight departure and closing 40 minutes beforehand. Passengers will be required…