The rail freight traffic between Belarus and Latvia increased by 15.9% in January-February, the press center of Belarusian Railways reported. “Head of Belarusian Railways Vladimir Morozov will meet with Latvian Railways President Edvins Berzins in Riga on March 23-24. The parties will discuss a number of topical matters of bilateral cooperation and review the results…
This year the spring weather processes influencing the plant development started almost a month ahead of the multi-year average. According to meteorologists, the meteorological and actual resumption of winter crops growth happened on March 1-5 against the multi-year average of April 1-4. Last year their growth started on April 1. In general, winter crops have…
In January-Februarythe port of Primorsk handled 10,932,600 tons of cargo (up by 6% YoY). According to the port authority, crude oil transshipment climbed by 9%, to 8,391,800 tons. Transshipment of oil products declined by 4% YoY, to 2,540,420 tons. Port Primorsk is Russia’s largest oil port in the Baltic Sea. It is the final stage…
Tajikistan has expressed gratitude to Uzbekistan for humanitarian aid sent to disaster-affected people. According to the Uzbek MFA’s official website, the Uzbek Embassy in Dushanbe has received the letter of thanks from the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the government of Tajikistan for humanitarian aid sent by the Uzbek authorities to Tajikistan…
The attraction of a European company to the management of the Ukrainian gas transport system (GTS) would allow the country to retain the status of a large natural gas transit country, Naftogaz Ukrainy Board Chairman Andriy Kobolev has said. “We again, as a team of Naftogaz, call on all parties involved in the discussion of…
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko says he expects that the average inflation in 2017 will not fall below a 10% mark. “Inflation, the burden of high prices is what people care about the most. I hope that this year it will be measured by a simple number below ten. Our joint task until 2019 –…
The ceremony to launch the Garlyk mining and processing factory is scheduled to take place on March 31. Chairman of Belarus’ Council of the Republic Mikhail Myasnikovich and Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan Batyr Ereshov discussed the plans in Ashgabat. The meeting was held as part of the working visit of Mikhail Myasnikovich to Turkmenistan…