Director of the Ukrainian Association of Trade Networks Suppliers Oleksiy Doroshenko says over the past year, all types of alcoholic beverages, in particular, vodka and beer of Ukrainian origin, increased in price; one of the reasons is an increase in prices of apples and sugar. Thus, prices of a bottle of domestic beer (0.5 liters)…
Uzbekistan Railways is considering the possibility of building another high-speed railway to Samarkand. “Recently, the company’s management has raised the issue of building a dedicated electrified line from Tashkent to Samarkand, which will be run only by Afrosiyob train. This will shorten the journey to about 1 hour and 20 minutes,” said the message. It…
In September-November 2018, Ukrainian farmers exported 4,663 tons of corn, up by 112% YoY. “In three months of 2018-2019 MY (September-November), Ukraine exported 4,663 tons of corn, up by 112% YoY (2,202 tons). It is also a record high for this period since 2013-2014 MY,” the press service of the UkrAgroConsult consulting agency reports. The…
Ukraine in 2019 should begin a deep modernization program for its T-64 main battle tanks, the core of the country’s tank fleet, director of Defense Express consulting company Serhiy Zgurets declared. “My opinion is that we need to increase the efficiency of tanks that are already on the battlefield in sufficient numbers. In 2019, we…
In 2018, electricity production in Azerbaijan amounted to 22.52 billion kilowatt hours, up by 3.4% YoY, Azerenergy OJSC reported. The volume of electricity exported from Azerbaijan to Russia, Georgia, Iran and Turkey, compared to 2017, increased by 175 million kilowatt hours or by 14.2%. Over 20 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were generated at the power…
There was a slight drop in bread consumption in Latvia last year, according to Latvian Bakers’ Association board chairman Karlis Zemess. He says the bread market is not stable and that it has a tendency to decline due to the reducing bread consumption, which in turn is caused by the ongoing population decline, promotion of…
In December 2018, food prices in Kazakhstan increased by 5.1% YoY, the Statistics Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of National Economy reported. Last year, baked goods, cereals, meat, fish and seafood, dairy products, eggs, oils and fats, sugar, confectionery, alcohol-free and alcoholic beverages rose in price, whereas fruit and vegetables became cheaper. Regarding cereal products,…