Turkey: 63 weekly charter flights from Russia approved

The Turkish civil aviation authority has permitted 63 charter flights between Antalya and Russian cities a week. Ibrahim Kalin, spokesman for the Turkish President, said that Ankara welcomed Russia’s decision to restart charter flights. “I want to emphasize that we are very happy with this decision”, he said. Russian President Vladimir Putin abolished a prohibition…

Belarus to host investment forum focused on innovations, FDI and intellectual property rights

Belarus is due to host an investment forum in Minsk on September 29-30. Entitled “Broadening the Horizons: Investment, Finance, Development”, the forum will focus on innovations, inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI), and protection of intellectual property rights. The major goal of the forum is to discuss relevant aspects of investment cooperation and attract the…

Belarus: potash exports proceeds down in H1 2016

Belarus’ proceeds from potash exports fell by 38.3% YoY in January-June to $896.215 million, Belarus’ National Statistics Committee (Belstat) said in an official report. Potash export proceeds decreased as a result of a 22.19% drop in the physical volume of Belarusian potash supplies to 2.31 million tons (in terms of 100% potassium chloride). The average…