Construction of a pipeline through Greece for supplies of Russian gas to Europe is a purely economic project and Athens is determined to implement it as soon as possible, Special Adviser to the Greek Prime Minister Dimitris Velanis said. “We will certainly go for implementation of the project. And Europe knows it”, he said. The…
The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) is prepared to help Azerbaijan expand the potential of agribusiness and make Azerbaijani agricultural products reach domestic and foreign markets, GCCA Vice President of International Programs Richard Tracy said. Tracy said he was impressed by some enterprises in Azerbaijan, adding that they fully met international standards, however, some businesses…
Kazakhstan’s economy attracted more than 1.3 trillion tenges in foreign investment in January-July, up by 25% YoY, Ranking.kz analytical service said in its report. In July alone 181 billion tenges were injected into Kazakh economy, up by 5.3% YoY. However, foreign investments in fixed capital accounted only for 28% of total investments. The highest share…
Belarus’ foreign trade surplus totaled $64.3 million in January-July compared to a $974.3 million surplus in January-July 2015, the National Bank of Belarus said. The overall turnover of commodities and services in foreign trade shrank by 14.3% YoY in January-July to $32.874 billion. Exports of commodities and services reduced by 16.3% YoY to $16.469 billion,…
Belarus should make a commitment and set clear goals to reduce the share of state-owned economy and enhance management in the public sector. Galina Yaschenko, Project Manager at McKinsey&Company, made this statement on September 8, at a roundtable conference dealing with the findings of a survey, which sought to find solutions for creating a more…
Ukrainian aircraft producer Antonov has suspended jet production due to halted cooperation with Russia, Andrei Khaustov, deputy director of the company’s department for advanced development, said. After relations with Russia worsened due to the conflict in Southeastern Ukraine Antonov decided to break production ties with Russian companies and switched to import substitution of components. “Now,…
As of September 7, grains and pulses had been harvested from 9885 thousand ha (69% of the intended area) compared with 10419 thousand ha on September 7, 2015. Farmers obtained 38.525 MMT with average yields at 3.9 MT/ha (on the same date in 2015 – 37.404 MMT with the average productivity of 3.59 MT/ha). Buckwheat…