The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) since July 3, 2017 has issued around 400 electronic personal currency licenses to individuals for investment abroad, Deputy NBU Governor Oleh Churiy has said. “I think that the tool is of good demand. In six months we have issued around 400 licenses. The sum of investment abroad today is…
New quality requirements for products made of cocoa and chocolate, expected to ensure compliance with the European food safety and quality standards, began to operate in Ukraine on January 1, according to the EU Delegation to Ukraine. According to the European standards, only a product that contains at least 35% of the total amount of…
The average milk procurement prices in November 2017 increased by 16% YoY, according to information from Latvian Central Union of Dairy Farmers (LPCS). LPCS chairman Janis Solks said that the average procurement price was EUR 327 per ton and 0.1% higher in comparison with October 2017. He says milk procurement price has grown by 47%…
9 flights were delayed at Almaty airport. According to the press service of the Almaty International Airport, the reasons for the delays are as follows: flight attendant’s mistake, the late arrival of planes, and a bad weather in Semey. “For now, the vertical visibility at the International Airport of Almaty is 180 m, while the…
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) raised 9.98 billion manats from banks at deposit auctions in 2017, the CBA said on January 4. The demand from banks amounted to 25.56 billion manats, which exceeded the supply nearly 2.6-fold. The interest rate on deposit transactions concluded within the framework of the auctions was 10.01-14.87% during the…
In January-November 2017 Ukraine exported agricultural food products to Japan at the sum of $80.2 million, including grain exports at $18.9 million, the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine for European Integration, Olga Trofimtseva declared. According to the announcement, in the reporting period the imports of agricultural food products from Japan totaled…
The Ukrainian military website has released pictures showing the new Ukrainian-made Hrim-2 also called Grom-2, or Thunder-2, a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, according to Army Recognition, a global defense security technology and military news portal. The new missile will have a range from 50 to 280 km, Army Recognition said. The missile system is mounted…