Tashkent does not oppose the construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), but national interests of Uzbekistan should be taken into consideration, Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov noted during the direct dialogue while answering a question from resident of the Trans-Aral region during a live line in the International Press Club broadcast by O’zbekiston…
Energy consumption in Kyrgyzstan increased, the National Electric Network of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. According to the operational data of the Central Dispatching Service NENK, electricity consumption in June was 763.14 million kilowatt-hours. The daily maximum power consumption reached 1,465 MW. The peak of daily maximum consumption was fixed on June 21 – 26.79 million…
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to provide funding for the construction of Tartar-Seydimli-Garadaghli-Sarov road. Under the presidential order, 7 million manats is allocated from the state budget for the construction of the road connecting 20 residential settlements with a total population of 24,000 people. (Trend/Business World Magazine)
Exports of Ukrainian agrarian products in January-May amounted to $7.513 billion and increased by almost 31% YoY. According to a press release from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, the key export commodity groups are grains with a 38.1% share of total agricultural exports, sunflower oil with 27.4%, and oilseeds with 8.6%. “The increase…
The Council of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) considers it sufficient to raise the minimum charter capital of banks to UAH 200 million, according to the council’s report posted on the central bank’s website. “Today’s requirements to the size of the banks’ charter capital in the amount of UAH 200 million from July 11…
Uber international technological company, the developer of the eponymous mobile application for calling cars with drivers, has expanded the service lines available for Kyiv residents and launched the UberBlack premium service. Uber General Manager for Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Kazakhstan Alexei Stakh said that the service focused on clients who wanted to travel the city…
In 2017, the production volumes of grains and pulses in Ukraine will decrease to 59.04 million tons (by 10.7% YoY), the Director of the National Scientific Center “Institute of Agrarian Economics”, Academician of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences (NAAS) Yuri Lupenko said. According to the expert, reduction of the average yield of grains and…