Ukraine: international reserves up in July 2021

Ukraine’s international reserves in July grew by 2.1% YoY, to $28.951 billion (in equivalent), according to the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). “As of August 1, Ukraine’s international reserves stood at an equivalent of $28,951.1 million, according to preliminary data. In July, international reserves increased by 2.1%, primarily due to the…

Uzbekistan: trade with Turkmenistan to be expanded to $1 billion

Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have agreed to expand the bilateral trade turnover to $1 billion in the near future. Uzbekistan’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov during negotiations with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov on August 4 agreed to abolish existing tariff and non-tariff barriers and simplify the…

Georgia: potato exports up in June 2021

Potatoes remained a top export in the “fresh fruit and vegetables” category of food exports of Georgia, in June, the Georgian National Statistics Office (Geostat) reported. Revenues from selling potatoes abroad amounted to $3.7 million, up by 20% from the blueberry export revenues (ranked second in June). The top exporting destination for Georgian potatoes was…

Ukraine: trade with Canada down in 2020

Last year, the volume of mutual trade in goods and services between Canada and Ukraine decreased by 9%, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Canada Andriy Shevchenko said. “In bare numbers, last year looked sad, since the volume of interstate trade decreased by 9%. Meanwhile, this is comparable to both the overall downturn of the economies of both…