The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised upwards expectations regarding the ratio between Ukraine’s gross foreign debt and GDP in 2016-2017. According to the IMF, the indicator will grow to 141.3% of GDP from 136.4% of GDP (earlier it was excepted to be 152.3% of GDP) and in 2017 it will fall to 136.3% of…
The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) project is running in very professional manner, European Commission Vice President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic reported. Sefcovic said that the competition was very tough, but he was confident that Caspian gas would reach Europe before 2020 via the Southern Gas Corridor. “An enormous investment was made. The project is…
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR made a decision to extend the term of a letter of guarantee on the tender to buy a 66-percent stake in the Greek national gas transmission system operator DESFA for another month, Anar Mammadov, SOCAR Energy Greece executive director, reported. “We are trying to find a mutually acceptable solution”, he…
The interconnecting gas corridor between Macedonia and Greece will use the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) for supply of natural gas from Azerbaijan, CEO of Macedonian Energy Resources Skopje company Krste Miladinov reported. TAP project envisages transportation of gas from the Stage 2 of development of Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz gas and condensate field to the EU countries.…
In the coming years, Kazakhstan plans to significantly increase the exports of grains to the market of China – to 1-1.5 million tons annually since 2017-2018 period, with up to 2-2.5 million tons by 2020, the Chairman of the Grain Union of Kazakhstan Nurlan Ospanov declared. According to him, Kazakhstan will increase grain exports to…
A need will emerge to transport oil from Kazakhstan’s Kashagan field through Azerbaijan when Phase 2 of the field’s development starts, the press service of the Kazakh Energy Ministry reported. Production at the Kashagan field started in October. Several years will be needed for it to enter the second phase of development, although the exact…
Inflation rate in Kazakhstan hit 6.2% in January-October, Statistics Committee of the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan reported. Food prices have increased by 5.7%, non-food items’ prices have gone up by 7.6%, and paid services’ prices have increased by 5.4% since early 2016. Kazakhstan’s inflation rate over the 12 months ending in October amounted…