Codest, an Italian company, will become the general contractor for the project to build Gazprom Center in Minsk, the press service of Gazprom Transgaz Belarus reported. A relevant package of documents was signed in Minsk. Gazprom Transgaz Belarus will be the project customer and investor. The construction of the multifunctional facility started in Minsk in…
DetailsIn 2017 Kyrgyzstan produced 4,610.1 million dekaliters of alcoholic beverages, the Directorate for the Regulation, Control over the Production and Turnover of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcoholic and Alcohol-Containing Products reported. “In 2017 at least 42 enterprises operated in the alcohol industry, including 5 alcohol and 6 vodka plants, 13 breweries and 18 wineries,” the directorate said.…
DetailsAstarta in the 2017-2018 marketing year (MY, September-August) reduced sugar production by 8%, to 463,000 tons compared to the previous MY, the company’s press service has reported. According to its information, Astarta plants processed about 3.1 million tons of sugar beets. The reduction of sugar production is due to a lower than planned sugar beet…
DetailsThe State Enterprise Antonov, a part of the State Concern Ukroboronprom, continues to increase net income from product sales. The enterprise has increased its profitability 4-fold since 2015, the press service of Ukroboronprom reports. “In 2017 this figure, according to operational data, amounted to UAH 5.9 billion, up 1.6-fold YoY. Antonov also increased net profit,…
DetailsAccording to the preliminary data, Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves totaled $6,477 million as of February 1, the Information and PR Department of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) reported. In January the country’s gold and foreign exchange reserves went down by $837.9 million (11.5%). “The January decrease in Belarus’ international…
DetailsTrade turnover between Armenia and Switzerland grew 3.6-fold in 2017, Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan said at a meeting with Dominique de Buman, President of the National Council of the Swiss Confederation. “We should consistently build on our achievements in bilateral economic ties,” the PM said. “We are confident that Armenia may attract Swiss capital,…
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