The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) completed the deal on real estate acquisition in Milan, Italy, Shahmar Movsumov, SOFAZ executive director, said. He said there were no problems with the acquisition of the real estate in Milan. “The deal has been completed”, he said. “We have become the owners of the property”. SOFAZ together…
The beginning of the season 2016/2017 was marked by export prices reduction to six-year minimum. Only during the first week of the new season prices for all grain crops lost on average $7, and they are also down by $40 compared with the beginning of last season. In fact, price reduction is typical for a…
Ukraine should reduce energy consumption by 5% every year, European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Johannes Hahn said. “Energy efficiency is one of the key goals of our joint initiatives”, he said. “Our goal is to improve energy efficiency by 5% every year”, Hahn said. He said that Ukraine should focus on energy efficiency…
Ukraine is preparing another batch of Oplot combat tanks, being manufactured at Malyshev plant (Kharkiv), for transfer to Thailand within the framework of a $200 million contract signed in 2011. According to a report on the website of the tank plant, the production of another batch of Oplot tanks is at the stage of final…
In January-June Ukraine imported coal and anthracite (foreign activity code 2701) valued at $678.2 million, in particular $102.09 million in June. According to the State Fiscal Service, the Russian Federation delivered coal worth $446.26 million, the United States – $95.93 million, Australia – $43.28 million, other countries – $92.72 million. The total volume of coal…
As of July 11, agrarians harvested 6.07 million tons of early grains and pulses throughout the areas of 1.75 million ha, or 19% of the plan. The average yield totaled 3.47 t/ha. At the same time, on the same date in 2015 agrarians harvested 4.52 million tons of grains throughout 1.46 million ha, with the…
In January-June Ukraine exported $85.48 million worth of electricity, with $10.46 million in June. According to the State Fiscal Service, electricity exports to Hungary amounted to $63.39 million, Poland – $21.73 million, Moldova – $347 thousand, other countries – $7 thousand. In January-June Ukraine imported $1.12 million worth og electricity from Russia and $320 thousand…