Belarus reports $1.9 billion commodity trade deficit in January-July 2016

Belarus’ foreign trade deficit stood at $1.934 billion in January-July against $1.457 billion in January-July 2015, according to the National Statistics Committee (Belstat). Commodity exports decreased by 18.6% YoY in January-July to $13.116 billion, while imports decreased by 14.4% MoM to $15.05 billion. Exports from Belarus included $7.761 billion worth of supplies to the CIS…

Belarus: electricity exports to Lithuania up in H1 2016

Belarus increased electricity exports to Lithuania by 11.8% YoY in January-June to 75.5 million kWh, according to official statistical reports. Belarus’ proceeds from electricity export to Lithuania grew by 13.2% to $4.257 million. Lithuania was the key and basically the only destination of Belarus’ electricity exports in 2015. Belarus plans to export to Lithuania around…

Belarus: crop conditions in September 2016

Conditions for soil preparation, winter rapeseed sowing and germination across most of Belarussian territory are favorable. In the fields sown with rapeseed in the first half of August, rapeseed germinated and leaf formation has started. Soil is still waterlogged in the north-west of Vitebsk region, according to the observations of Verhnedvinsk weather station. Soil moisture…

Ukraine: Antonov not to reassign An-225 ‘Mriya’ intellectual property rights to China

Ukraine-China cooperation in the Antonov An-225 ‘Mriya’ heavy-lift transport aircraft project boasting a 250-ton payload rules out reassignment of intellectual property rights to China, Antonov State Company said. “The An-225 cooperation agreement between Antonov State Company and Aerospace Industry Corporation of China (AICC) is a sort of a roadmap acknowledging mutual interest in collaboration fostering…

Ремонт в новостройке

Новая квартира – долгожданный момент, но прежде чем справить новоселье, нужно привести жилье в порядок. А именно с черновой отделки создать в доме уютное и теплое гнездышко. Раньше, чтобы завершить последние штрихи в организации домашнего быта, приходилось брать отпуск и всей семьей заниматься ремонтом. И месяца было подчас мало! Сегодня все это можно решить гораздо…

Ukraine: linseed exports up in July 2016

In July Ukraine exported 2.5 KMT of linseed compared with 0.9 KMT in June and 0.4 KMT in July 2015. Since the beginning of season 2015/2016 (September-July) exports reached 37.6 KMT against 24.6 KMT during the same period in season 2014/2015. The current season shows the best results since marketing year 2007/2008, only lagging behind…