The Cabinet of Ministers has published a list of facilities of small privatization that will be put up for sale, according to a resolution posted on the government’s website. The government considerably enlarged a list of facilitates that will be put up for sale in 2017, by amending government’s resolution of May 12, 2015, No.271.…
Russian radio electronics producer Micran sees no problems in its addition to the U.S. sanction list, Director Vladimir Dotsenko said. “I don’t expect any serious difficulties. Restrictive measures have been in effect for a long time. We live under these conditions. On the other hand, we supply products mainly to the internal market, not to…
The Russian Aerospace Forces will start receiving the upgraded Mi-26T2 heavy-lift transport helicopters in 2018, a spokesman for the manufacturing firm Russian Helicopters said. “Deliveries of Mi-26T2 to the Russian Defense Ministry are planned for 2018, but this deadline depends not only on the Russian Helicopters holding’s enterprises”, Director of Public Procurement and Military-Technical Cooperation…
Russian farmers have threshed 96.879 million tons of grain from 34.9 million hectares as of September 6, compared with 29 million hectares last year as of the corresponding date, the Agriculture Ministry said. Wheat harvest amounted to 66.8 million tons and barley harvest stood at 17.6 million tons. The ministry expects Russia’s grain harvest to…
This year Russia started winter sowing a few days later than in 2015. As of September 2, winter grains had been sown at 3410.9 thousand ha, 19.7% of the plan (17.35 million ha). In Ural federal district winter sowing was carried out at 69.6% – at 47.4 thousand ha, in Privolzhsky – at 50.9% (2414.8…
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Egyptian Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi recently agreed to establish a training program for Egyptian pilots. Considering this development, it is very likely that Moscow and Cairo are in fact close to brokering a sale of Russian-made Ka-52K carrier-based attack helicopters to Egypt, which would become a welcome addition to…
Russian arms producers plan to export $15 billion worth of goods in 2016, Deputy Director of defense company Rosoboronexport Sergei Goreslavsky said. “Like last year, we plan to sell weapons worth $13 billion. Sales will total $15 billion including revenue of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Partnership”, Goreslavsky said. Rosoboronexport has sold $7…
Russia’s wheat exports rose by 60% YoY to 10.885 million tons in January-July, according to the Federal Customs Service. In monetary terms, exports increased by 29.82% to $1.886 billion. Russia’s wheat exports to non-CIS countries increased by 70% YoY to 10.424 million tons worth $1.806 billion, up by 38.09% rise in monetary terms. Wheat exports…
Russia’s Syktyvkar City Court arrested Yevgeny Olkhovik, a shareholder and board chairman of multi-industry holding Renova Group, for two months over a bribery case in the Komi Republic. Olkhovik and Boris Vainzikher, CEO of Renova’s unit T Plus, were detained on suspicion of giving bribes to the Komi Republic officials. The Federal Security Service and…
Russian oil company Gazprom Neft has offered partnership on two Arctic shelf deposits, Kheisovsky and Severo-Vrangelevsky, to China’s CNOOC, CEO of parent company Gazprom Alexei Miller said. Miller said that Gazprom suggested that CNOOC participate in the development of the shelf fields of Gazprom Neft, without elaborating. “As regards oil, we are considering this opportunity,…
Russian oil company Tatneft has bid for privatization of a state stake in oil company Bashneft and has not withdrawn it, Tatneft CEO Nail Maganov said. “Our bid has not been withdrawn yet. The bid is sent and not withdrawn”, he noted. “The company has a solid investment potential, which we invest in the development…
According to official data, as of September 2, Russian farmers had threshed 33.26 million ha (70.4%) of grains and legumes against 27.66 million ha as of the same date in 2015. 93.41 MMT was harvested with average yield of 2.81 MT/ha (in 2015 – 73.05 MMT with 2.64 MT/ha). Wheat was threshed from 20.45 million…
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation plans to return to discussion of the feasibility of wheat export duties in early 2018, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Evgeny Gromyko declared. According to him, the government has already worked out the draft decree to zero down export duties on wheat until…
Zubr Capital is considering the prospects of finding a strategic investor or raising capital for Belarus’ largest internet provider Atlant Telecom, Oleg Khusayenov, Director General at the Managing Company for Zubr Capital direct investment funds, reported. Atlant Telecom has completed a 6-year investment cycle and its patrons are considering the prospects of raising capital of…
The arbiter group of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has finished the first hearing on the merits of Russia’s case regarding the third energy package introduced by the E.U., Marat Berdyev, technical permanent representative of Russia to the WTO, said. “Of course, given standard WTO procedures, decision making will take some time and require additional…
Chairman of PKP Energetyka (Poland) Wojciech Ozhech and Board Chairman of PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia Wojciech Balczun have signed a cooperation agreement. According to a press release from the Polish company, both signatories declared cooperation in the most important segments of activities, intend to focus on joint business projects, as well as exchange of knowledge and experience…
The Ukroboronprom State Concern is presenting the potential of the Ukrainian defense and industrial complex at the 24th International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO 2016 in Kielce (Poland) on September 6 through September 9. The concern’s press service reported that 14 Ukroboronprom’s enterprises were presented in Kielce thus showing the potential of the Ukrainian defense and…
Since the beginning of 2016/2017 MY, Ukraine exported 7.213 million tons of grains, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine declared. In particular, wheat exports totaled 4.203 million tons, corn – 575 thousand tons, barley – 2.408 million tons, and other grains – 27 thousand tons. Ukraine supplied nearly 60.2 thousand tons of…
During the last week of August and first week of September the weather was warm without precipitations. Only in the southern regions rains were observed in the form of heavy showers and in some regions – with lightning. Average daily air temperature ranged 17-26.8 C and was 1-6 C higher than norm. Maximum temperature in…
Ukraine and Hungary intend to develop a medium-term plan of cooperation in energy, infrastructure and agriculture. “Volodymyr Groysman, in the framework of the commission, initiated the development of a mid-term cooperation action plan for Ukraine and Hungary, in particular in the field of infrastructure, energy and agriculture”, the Cabinet of Ministers press service said, with…
In the first half of 2016, Moldova significantly increased its exports of agricultural products to the EU markets. In particular, in the reporting period wheat supplies reached 178.2 thousand tons, up by 137% compared with the quota volumes (75 thousand tons), the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova reported. In January-June the exports…
General Dembele Adama, the Malian Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs’s cabinet chief, said that Mali wanted to sign a new contract with Russia on the purchase of tanks and air force technology, including aircraft, in addition to the existing arms procurement contract. “We in Mali are interested in receiving Russian weapons. We want to…
In June linseed exports from Kazakhstan reached 16 KMT against 24 KMT in May and 47 KMT in June 2015. In general, it didn’t have a negative impact on the 2015/2016 season’s trend, when monthly exports exceeded the last year’s figures, and only June export was an exception. Since the beginning of the current season…
The Investigative Committee for St. Petersburg has searched the office of power utility Lenenergo, a source in law enforcement authorities reported. According to preliminary information, the measures have been taken under a criminal case over perverting the course of justice and conduct of a preliminary investigation. Chairman of another power maker T Plus board of…
In January-July Russia exported 10.885 million tons of wheat and meslin valued at $1.886 billion, the Federal Customs Service of Russia declared. According to the announcement, the major volumes of wheat were traditionally shipped to far abroad foreign countries – 10.424 million tons ($1.806 billion). In the reporting period, wheat import volumes to Russia totaled…