Uzbekistan: Uzbekneftegaz and KazMunayGas to cooperate

KazMunayGas and Uzbekneftegaz signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop oil product marketing and logistics, set up crude oil supply to Uzbekistan, and ensure oil transit across Kazakhstan. Uzbekneftegaz also signed a memorandum of understanding with Kazakhstan’s energy ministry to cooperate in oil and gas industry. According to KazMunayGas, KazTransOil pipelines may be reconstructed and…

Uzbekistan: Uzbekipaksanoat silk association set up

Historically important, Uzbekistan’s silk sector has seen structural reforms since independence, attracting foreign investment, upgrading production techniques, and expanding production. Boasting good natural conditions, Uzbekistan has 80 million plants and 51,000 hectares of plantations, producing 26,000 tons of cocoons. The silk sector has been stunted in recent years by falling demand worldwide and outdated production…

Ukraine: FUIB participating in the development of a map of banking professions

Center “Development of Corporate Social Responsibility”, First Ukrainian International Bank and Ukrsibbank BNP Paribas Group signed a memorandum on cooperation in the implementation of the educational project “Your Future in the Banking sector”. Within the framework of the project, a detailed map of banking professions will be developed, a web portal for free access to…

Ukraine: peas exports up in 2016-2017

According to the official statistics figures, during eight months of the season-2016/2017 (July-February) Ukraine exported 308.7 thousand tons of peas, up 1.8-fold and 2.2-fold compared with the same period in 2015/2016 and 2014/2015 MYs – 169 thousand tons and 140 thousand tons respectively. In the current season, India became the main importer of peas from…