A total of 333 investment projects worth almost UAH 35 billion are currently being prepared and implemented in the Ukrainian agro-industrial complex. “The largest number of such projects (40) is being implemented in Cherkasy region. Thirty-nine projects are implemented in Poltava region, 36 – in Vinnytsia region and 36 – in Lviv region The cost…
Ukrainian exports to the Czech Republic in the first quarter of 2018 increased by 32% YoY, or by $53.2 million, up to $217.7 million. Compared with the same period last year, Ukrainian exports to the Czech Republic expanded by 209 commodity items, which brought another $12 million, according to the press service of the Ministry…
Freight volume handled in the Port of Liepaja, Latvia in January-May climbed by 10.2% YoY, to 3,184,700 tons, the Port Authority says. In the reporting period, transshipment of grain grew by 31.4%, to 1,374,100 tons, construction materials – by 17.6%, to 261,700 tons, and timber – by 50.2%, to 214,100, while transshipment of oil product…
Kazakhstan will put into operation a record of 4,500 kilometers of roads in 2018, the Minister for Investments and Development of Kazakhstan Zhenis Kasymbek said at a press conference. “On average, we put 2,500 kilometers of roads into operation per year. This year we could increase this indicator to 4,500 kilometers,” said Kasymbek. The minister…
Azerbaijan and Moldova discussed possibility of expansion of trade turnover, President of Moldova Igor Dodon wrote on his Facebook page. He said that this issue became one of the topics of his meeting with Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Moldova Qudsi Osmanov. The parties discussed a number of issues affecting bilateral relations, social programs of the Azerbaijani…
The National Bank of Ukraine expects the country’s economic growth rate to reach 3-3.5% this year, Director of the NBU’s Financial Stability Department Vitaly Vavrishchuk said. “According to our forecasts, the GDP will grow by 3-3.5% in 2018. We would like these rates to be higher, especially given the significant decline in the production output…
Valentyn Badrak, military expert and writer, the director of the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies, says Ukrainian Skif and Korsar anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) have recently proved to be no worse than the U.S. Javelin systems. “To date, there is a whole line of ATGMs, among which the most famous are Skif and…