In the current year, the general grain harvest in Kyrgyzstan totaled 1.66 million tons, down by 5.5% YoY, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) informed. In particular, agricultural enterprises of the country harvested 654 thousand tons of wheat (down by 7%). The harvested volumes reduced due to a significant fall of the grain planted…
The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to issue a loan in the amount of 7.941 billion UAH to the Individuals’ Deposit Guarantee Fund. The corresponding decision is stipulated in the government resolution No. 1003 dated December 28, the text of which has been posted on the Cabinet’s website. “The Ministry of Finance in order to…
Kazakhstan took delivery of a new batch of Su-30SM multirole fighter jets, the press service of the Kazakh Defense Ministry announced. These are the 5th and 6th Su-30SM fighter jets delivered to the Kazakh Air Force, after the country ordered an undisclosed number of aircraft in February 2015. “One needs to have deep knowledge and…
Expected prerequisites for a sag in wheat and barley prices were seen in late November and early December. This was contributed to mostly by an increasing number of grain offers from growers who had to settle their liabilities due in the year’s end (loans, taxes etc.). To prevent a price drop and support growers, in…
Kazakhstan supplied 7.9 MMT of grain to foreign markets in 2016 as of December 20, said the nation’s vice ag minister. This is 12% more than last year. The Agriculture Ministry of Kazakhstan forecasts grain exports to total 8.5-9 MMT in the current marketing year (July 2016 – June 2017). This year’s total grain harvest…
Ukraine’s Health Ministry has published a draft resolution amending government resolution No. 333 dated March 25, 2009 that would approve of the new national list of key medicines. The document was posted on the ministry’s website on December 27. According to it, the list includes high-quality effective and safe medicines, taking into account the sickness…
The Competition Authority of Estonia released a conclusion that the cost of electricity distribution services of electric grid operator Elektrilevi was not adjusted to their current costs and should be lowered by 6.7%. Because network charges make up 50-55% of the consumer price of electricity, the price of electricity for the average consumer should drop…