Armenia: trade turnover with EU up in 2018

Armenia’s trade turnover with the member states of the European Union recorded a major growth in 2018, comprising $1 billion 830 million 74 thousand, moreover, the export grew by nearly 8%. The GSP+ privileged trade regime and the new electronic system for certification of origin of goods greatly contributed to the boosting of the commercial…

Azerbaijan: Aliyev’s decree to revive construction market

The decree by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on simplifying the issuance of permits for the operation of a number of multi-apartment buildings will help revive the construction market, Nusret Ibrahimov, real estate expert, director general of the consulting company MBA Group, reported. He said that earlier, investors and construction companies couldn’t commission construction projects for…

Uzbekistan: vegetable oils imports up in 2018

In 2018, Uzbekistan increased the imports of vegetable oils by 42.1% in physical terms compared with the previous year, to 175.4 thousand tons, and in monetary terms – by 19.3%, to $147.4 million, declared the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources. In particular, the imports of sunflower oil demonstrated the most significant upward trend –…