BYD Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles and lithium batteries, is considering the possibility of locating its production on the territory of Ukraine with further expansion into the European market. This was discussed during the meeting of Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelyan with Isbrand Ho, Managing Director of BYD Europe, the press…
In January-May the port of Ventspils handled 8.380 million tons of cargo, down by 22% YoY, the port authority reported. Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo fell by 17%, to 4.814 million tons, dry bulk cargo – by 38%, to 2.427 million tons, while general cargo grew by 11%, to 1.139 million tons. The port’s container…
Belarus’ food exports rose by 9.3% YoY in January-April, Belarus’ Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Zayats declared on the sidelines of the international agriculture expo Belagro 2018. “Belarus’ agriculture industry has shown positive dynamics during the period under review. Gross output increased by 3.5%. The production of milk went up by 80,000 tons, that of…
The Ganja automobile plant and the Minsk tractor plant may extend the contract for production of the “Belarus” tractors in Azerbaijan until the end of 2018, director of the Ganja automobile plant Kamran Nazarov declared. He noted that the Ganja automobile plant took part in the international exhibition Belagro 2018 in Minsk. Nazarov said at…
Antonov State Enterprise does not intend to resume cooperation with the Russian side for the production and modernization of An-124-100 Ruslan aircraft. “The question of the resumption by the specialists of SE Antonov of mass production of An-124-100 Ruslan aircraft together with the Russian side is not on the table,” Antonov press service stated. On…
Costs of construction and assembly services in Ukraine rose by 23.4% YoY in January-April. Over the period under review, costs of construction and assembly of civil engineering facilities, as well as commercial buildings and complex industrial facilities increased the most – by 28.1% and by 23.8%, respectively. The lowest increase was recorded in the construction…
Eight Georgian companies have won 41 awards at the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC). Georgian companies – Badagoni, Chateau Mukhrani, GWS Winery, Tbilvino, Telavi Wine Cellar, Teliani Valley, Schuchmann Wines, Vaziani Winery – won 11 silver and 30 bronze medals. Last year Georgia got 47 awards at IWSC. The competition is held annually in…