Transit truck haulage across the territory of Belarus reduced by 0.8% YoY in H1 to 414,142 trips, the Belarusian Association of International Trucking Companies (BAMAP) reported. Belarusian trucking companies accounted for 15% of transit truck haulage in H1 2016, Russian truckers – 58.3%, Polish truckers – 18.3%, Lithuanian truckers – 8.3%. Transit truck haulage across…
The net profit of OAO SvetlogorskKhimvolokno (Svetlogorsk Chemical Fiber Plant) totaled Br22,000 in H1 2016, which makes an equivalent of $11,418, up by 10% YoY, according to the quarterly report released by the Finance Ministry’s Securities Department. SvetlogorskKhimvolokno’s revenues reached Br106.58 million in H1 2016 ($55.314 million), up by 18.5% YoY. The company’s only shareholder…
The share of distressed assets at Belarusian banks has grown by 8% since early 2016 to 15% at the moment. First Vice Chairman of the National Bank of Belarus (NBB) Taras Nadolny released these figures at the conference “The Role of the Export-Import Agency in the Belarusian Economy” on October 7 in Minsk. Stress test…
Lipetsk Region of the Russian Federation is interested in expanding food supplies from Belarus. Cooperation prospects in the area were discussed during the official visit of the delegation from Lipetsk region led by Deputy Head of the Administration Andrei Kozoderov to Belarus on October 3-6. The delegation of Lipetsk region got familiar with the Belarusian…
The Finance Ministry of Belarus forecasts that the country’s state debt will grow to 42% of the GDP by late 2016. Vice Minister of Finance Yuri Seliverstov made a statement to this effect at the conference “The Role of the Export-Import Agency in the Belarusian Economy” on October 7, in Minsk. Belarus’ state debt now…
The Belarusian mechanical engineering company Belkommunmash has offered St Petersburg (Russia) its electric buses for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Belkommunmash Director General Vladimir Korol reported. “An agreement has been reached with St Petersburg on a trial operation of our electric buses. St Petersburg is interested in it, as the city is gearing up to…
Belarusian farmers have finished rapeseed harvesting. Oilseeds and their processed products self-sufficiency remains the topical issue in the country these days. Belarus reduced rapeseed planted area for the fourth consecutive season. Besides, rather bad wintering also had a negative impact on production. Consequently, rapeseed production declines along with increase in meals imports to Belarus, particularly…