Ukraine: Ministry of Agrarian Policy supports cancellation of the price controls for grain by-products

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine supports cancellation of price controls for food products, including grain by-products, the Director of the food products department at the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Moroz declared. According to him, the Ministry provides the reporting cancellation of price regulation as an experiment. If in…

Ukraine: real GDP up in Q2 2016

Ukraine’s real gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2016 increased by 1.4% YoY. This information has been posted on the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) with a reference to the State Statistics Service. “The Ukrainian economic growth has been accelerated. In the second quarter of 2016, the real GDP…

Russia: Aeroflot to sell Rossiya Airlines

Russian national flag carrier Aeroflot may sell its largest affiliate Rossiya Airlines. Aeroflot owns 75% minus one share in the affiliate, while the rest is owned by the government of St. Petersburg. Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich ordered the Transport Ministry to prepare suggestions for the possibility of Aeroflot selling Rossiya Airlines. The Economic Development…

Russia wants all public Wi-Fi users identified

The Russian communications service has suggested implementing special software for subscriber devices to identify users of Wi-Fi networks of Internet access and insists on administrative responsibility for individuals-owners of such networks. The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media checked more than 18,000 public hotspots across the country and found out…

Russia: Railways want cargo tariff to rise in 2017

Russian Railways has proposed raising its transportation tariff for all types of cargo by 6.8% in 2017 or to differentiate between tariff increases depending on types of cargo. The company’s differentiated tariff proposal envisages a 8.2% rise for first-class cargoes, excluding coal and ore, and for mineral fertilizers; a 6.8% rise for coal, ore and…