Belarus increased truck exports by 24% YoY in January-June to 1,847 units, Belstat said in a statistical report. Truck exports to the CIS states grew by 13.5% to 1,546 units at the average price of $140,123 apiece (down by 10.8% YoY), other foreign countries – 301 units (up 2.4 times), average price – $116,598 (down…
Belarus’ food exports dropped by 11.2% YoY in January-June to $1.611 billion, the National Statistics Committee (Belstat) reported. The largest decline was registered in exports of the following foods: milk, cream powder, condensed cream – down by 12% to $218.5 million, sugar – down by 19.4% to $96.7 million, potatoes – down by 64.6% to…
The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) project will enhance Azerbaijan’s role in forming eastern and western energy corridors, said the country’s Deputy Energy Minister Natig Abbasov. Despite the decline in oil prices, Azerbaijan continues to implement large transnational projects, said the deputy minister. As a country located at the intersection of Europe and Asia, Azerbaijan has…
Another fifty-one state enterprises have been put up for privatization in Azerbaijan, the country’s State Property Issues Committee said. Twenty-five of the enterprises put up for the auction are located in various districts of Azerbaijan, and 30-45% of shares of the controlling stake in the authorized capital of these enterprises are subject to privatization. These…
Azerbaijan is considering the possibility of transporting Iranian gas through its territory to Europe, said Azerbaijan’s Deputy Energy Minister Natig Abbasov. He noted that it would become possible through Iran’s joining the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project. Abbasov didn’t exclude possibility of transporting Iraqi gas through Azerbaijan to Europe. TANAP project envisages transportation of…
Plans have been made to reorganize agribusiness enterprises in Vitebsk region in 2016-2017. The relevant measures are stipulated by Belarus president decree No. 320 of August 25. The document has been adopted to improve the performance of the enterprises, enable conditions conducive to agribusiness development in Vitebsk region and raise investments. In line with the…
On August 22-28, Ukraine exported 552.7 thousand tons of grains from the seaports, against 647.7 thousand tons in the previous week. In particular, wheat shipments reached 391.1 thousand tons, corn – 10.7 thousand tons, and barley – 150.9 thousand tons. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)