Cooler-than-usual weather with precipitation was observed from November 28 through December 4. The average weekly air temperature in Moldova was -1.3 to +0.1 degrees C, or 1-2.5 C below normal. Air temperatures bottomed out at –9 C. Minimum soil temperature at the tillering node (3-cm depth) in winter crops was –1 to +1 C, or…
Ukrainian producers exported 335,250 tons of sugar worth $166.8 million for the 11 months of 2016. “In January-November Ukrainian producers exported 335,250 tons of sugar worth $166.8 million, having tripled the last year results. This significant growth is primarily reasoned by the favorable situation on the world market, as the devaluation of the national currency…
Several Lithuanian universities and colleges offer identical or similar study programs, but the graduates end up being on different rungs of the ladder after the graduation, career opportunities-wise and in terms of the wage. Having analyzed more than 70 study programs and specialties, Lithuanian magazine Reitingai (Ratings) has compiled the country’s Almae Matres, gauging the…
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) supports the economic reforms realized in Azerbaijan, Khaled Al-Aboodi, CEO and director general of the ICD, said. “We are ready to improve the quality of the goods produced in the country and to provide entrepreneurs with access to new technologies and markets. We are…
Kazakhstan took the third position in Asia by the areas of organic farming, which exceeded 300 thousand ha, the Deputy Director of strategic planning and analysis department at the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan Timur Nurashev declared. According to him, the general exports of organic products from Kazakhstan totaled nearly $10 million.…
Ukraine produced 10.8 KMT of mayonnaise in October, up b 1.1 KMT (11%) MoM. At the same time, its production contracted by 0.6 KMT (5.3%) YoY (11.4 KMT). In total, the fat-and-oil industry has produced 99.8 KMT of mayonnaise in 2016 against 100.8 KMT at the same time last year (down by less than 1%).…
The Ukrainian banking sector continues to face challenges in credit growth due to the burden of unresolved problem loans and solvency issues, Fitch Ratings has said in a press release referring to its report “Ukrainian Banks Dashboard 3Q16.” “We expect sector performance to remain under pressure from high provisioning needs, while solvency recovery is likely…