Armenia has produced more brandy in the first nine months of 2017 than any other alcoholic drink. According to the National Statistical Service, brandy production grew by 56.5% YoY in January-September. The production of wine, meanwhile, has increased by 36%, that of beer and champagne by 10% and 11%, respectively. The production of vodka and…
Providing Turkmenistan with efficient mineral fertilizers is of great importance for increasing the yield of cultivated crops to ensure the country’s abundance in food and development of fodder supply for livestock and poultry farming. In particular, the commissioning of a carbamide plant under construction in Garabogaz city (Balkan district, Turkmenistan) is scheduled for June 2018,…
Belarus’ economic growth will make up about 1.7% in 2017, IMF mission chief for Belarus Peter Dohlman declared on November 9. “We suppose that the economic growth will reach about 1.7% in 2017 and will stay at about 2% in the midterm,” the IMF mission chief for Belarus said. Earlier, the IMF forecasted Belarus’ GDP…
Ukrenergo in January-September increased transmission of electricity through the backbone power grids by 5% (by 4.042 billion kWh) compared to the same period in 2016, to 84.28 billion kWh. According to a report posted on the company’s website, the cost of electricity transmission services rose by 25.8% over the nine months (by UAH 1.231 billion),…
The Ukrainian State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service says 67 Ukrainian honey producers have been licensed to supply their produce to foreign markets, according to the service’s press office. “Sixty-seven business entities engaged in the production and/or storage of honey and licensed to export their products outside Ukraine have been included in the state…
During the cruise season of 2017 cruise vessels called Tallinn 311 times and brought a record-breaking number of 564,280 cruise passengers to Tallinn. Saaremaa Harbor had 5 cruise ship calls with a total of 1,513 passengers. On October 30, Port of Tallinn together with clients and partners of the Estonian cruise industry gathered at Estonia’s…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised upward the forecast for Belarus’ GDP growth to 1.5% in 2017, according to the Bank’s website. In 2018 the Belarusian economy will expand by 2%. The EBRD also revised Russia’s GDP forecast up to 1.8% in 2017. The bank also revised Russia’s GDP growth forecast…