As of July 1, Ukrainian agrarians produced 1.4 million tons of grains and pulses (in bunker weight), an increase of 63.6% compared with the last year index on the same date, declared the State Statistics Service of Ukraine on July 15. In particular, agrarians harvested the largest grain volumes in Mykolaiv, Odessa and Kherson regions.…
General Electric will transfer a locomotive to Ukraine to demonstrate its capabilities on the Ukrainian railway. According to the press service of Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure, General Electric and Ukrzaliznytsia signed a relevant agreement on July 14. The locomotive of American production will arrive in Ukraine in the next two week. It will be on…
Gazprom is interested in gas transit via Belarus, Director General of OAO Gazprom Transgaz Belarus Vladimir Mayorov said. On July 15, Vladimir Mayorov took part in the solemn ceremony to open the sport facility Olimpiyets in Orsha. The facility was built by OAO Gazprom Transgaz Belarus in association with the Orsha District Executive Committee as…
Gross domestic product (GDP) of Uzbekistan grew by 7.8% in January-June, the session of the Cabinet of Ministers said on July 15. Industrial production in Uzbekistan rose by 6.7% in the first half of 2016, agriculture output by 6.8%, services by 12.9% and construction works by 17.5%. State budget was executed with 0.1% surplus to…
Uzbekistan is planning to increase total volume of cold storages, used for storing fruit and vegetables, up to 1 million tons by the end of 2020, chairperson of the board of Uzbekoziqovqatholding Odilhon Rustamov said. He noted that currently there are more than 1,300 cold storages in Uzbekistan with a total capacity of simultaneous storage…
Ukraine has increased its daily order for the import of natural gas from Slovakia 4.3 times, from 2.048 million cubic meters to 8.796 million cubic meters, the Slovak gas transmission system operator Eustream reported. On July 1-14, import of gas through Slovakia made 0.5 million cubic meters, and on July 15 it was 2.06 million…
Effective July 15, Ukraine International Airlines increase flight frequency between Kiev and Yerevan and offer passengers to take advantage of double-daily non-stop scheduled services. The Kiev – Yerevan – Kiev flights are operated on modern Boeing 737 aircraft with two cabin classes – Business Class and Economy Class. “In 2016, UIA focuses on increasing flight…