The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released its updated 2017 to 2019 country program for Tajikistan. In accordance with this program, ADB will support energy and road development, improving food security, strengthening investment climate, inclusive health, and sustainable urban infrastructure in the country, according to the message posted on the bank’s website. The indicative financial…
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree “On measures to further simplify and accelerate sale of state properties to be used for business purposes”. The provisions of the decree eliminate bureaucratic barriers to privatization of state properties and contribute to the organization of production at the privatized facilities. The document also simplifies some…
The Acting CEO of Ukrainian Seaports Authority Raivis Veckagans held a meeting at the port of Odessa, during which he criticized the port’s management. Thus, construction of long-term projects such as the terminal at the Quarantine Mole and reconstruction of the berth are still not completed. The question of reconstruction of the passenger terminal with…
Rice imports to Ukraine continued shrinking this season. Ukraine imported 14 KMT of rice from July till November 2016/2017, down by 35% YoY. India continues to be Ukraine’s traditional rice supplier, though with noticeably reduced shipments. 5.5 KMT of Indian rice was imported to Ukraine in the period under review against 7.9 KMT in July-November…
Last year, Ukraine supplied 4.8 million tons of sunflower oil to foreign markets, up by 23% YoY, which became a record, the association of enterprises for vegetable oils and fats production and processing Ukroliyaprom declared. Exports of fat-and-oil commodities in monetary terms reached $4.8 billion against $4.2 billion in the previous year. According to the…
The operation results of Astarta agroindustrial holding improved in all business segments in 2016, the company’s press service reported. Astarta’s plants increased sugar production by 42% in 2016/2017 agricultural year (September-August), to 505,000 tons YoY. Gas consumption per ton of sugar beet fell by 4%, to 25,100 cubic meters. In 2016 the company exported a…
Four international companies are supplying imported gas to Ukraine to sell it to local consumers, Commercial Director of the national joint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrainy Yuriy Vitrenko reported. “These are Hungarian, Swiss, German and French companies,” he said. Vitrenko said that in January these and other importers of natural gas to Ukraine imported less gas than…