Ukraine: agriculture ministry launches pilot projects to improve grain quality

The Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry is launching a pilot project, initiated by the International Finance Corporation, to improve the quality of grain in Mykolaiv, Odessa, Kirovohrad and Poltava regions. Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) President Volodymyr Klymenko has stated this at a press conference. “The International Finance Corporation (IFC) works for grain quality. The…

Azerbaijan: foreign debt exceeds $7.6 billion

As of October 1, the volume of Azerbaijan’s foreign state debt amounted to $7.651 billion (12.403 billion manats), that is, 20.1% of the country’s GDP, Azerbaijan’s Finance Ministry said in a message. The statistics on borrowings includes Azerbaijan’s direct obligations and contingent obligations on the loans, drawn under state guarantee. As of October 1, the…

Turkmenistan: Ashgabat and Vienna aim at expanding co-operation

The issues of strengthening cooperation in politics, economy and culture have been discussed during the meeting with the Austrian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Gerhard Sailler in Ashgabat, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message. “The issues on cooperation within international organizations, primarily the UN, EU and OSCE, were highlighted among the priority areas of cooperation”,…

Ukraine: profitability of soybean and rapeseed production to increase in 2016

In 2016 Ukraine will keep the trend of increasing of the profitability of soybeans and rapeseed production, the Director of the National Scientific Center “Institute of Agrarian Economics”, Academician of the NAAS Yuri Lupenko declared. According to scientists of the Institute of Agrarian Economics, in the current year the profitability of soybean production will increase…

Turkmenistan and OSCE cooperate in energy security

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier in Ashgabat. According to the message, the priority aspect of cooperation is to ensure energy security as an important factor of global sustainable development. “Strengthening of the constructive cooperation with the OSCE is an important priority of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy strategy,” President Berdimuhamedov said.…