This year the spring weather processes influencing the plant development started almost a month ahead of the multi-year average. According to meteorologists, the meteorological and actual resumption of winter crops growth happened on March 1-5 against the multi-year average of April 1-4. Last year their growth started on April 1. In general, winter crops have…
DetailsIn January-Februarythe port of Primorsk handled 10,932,600 tons of cargo (up by 6% YoY). According to the port authority, crude oil transshipment climbed by 9%, to 8,391,800 tons. Transshipment of oil products declined by 4% YoY, to 2,540,420 tons. Port Primorsk is Russia’s largest oil port in the Baltic Sea. It is the final stage…
DetailsTajikistan has expressed gratitude to Uzbekistan for humanitarian aid sent to disaster-affected people. According to the Uzbek MFA’s official website, the Uzbek Embassy in Dushanbe has received the letter of thanks from the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the government of Tajikistan for humanitarian aid sent by the Uzbek authorities to Tajikistan…
DetailsThe attraction of a European company to the management of the Ukrainian gas transport system (GTS) would allow the country to retain the status of a large natural gas transit country, Naftogaz Ukrainy Board Chairman Andriy Kobolev has said. “We again, as a team of Naftogaz, call on all parties involved in the discussion of…
DetailsPresident of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko says he expects that the average inflation in 2017 will not fall below a 10% mark. “Inflation, the burden of high prices is what people care about the most. I hope that this year it will be measured by a simple number below ten. Our joint task until 2019 –…
DetailsThe ceremony to launch the Garlyk mining and processing factory is scheduled to take place on March 31. Chairman of Belarus’ Council of the Republic Mikhail Myasnikovich and Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan Batyr Ereshov discussed the plans in Ashgabat. The meeting was held as part of the working visit of Mikhail Myasnikovich to Turkmenistan…
DetailsIn January-February Big Port St. Petersburg handled 8.09 million tons of cargo (up by 7% YoY). According to the port authority, transshipment of oil products fell by 6%, to 1.24 million tons, dry bulk cargo – climbed by 15%, to 1.28 million tons, general cargo – by 8%, to 1.88 million tons, transshipment of Ro-Ro…
DetailsTajik civil aviation authorities propose Russia’s Yamal Airlines to operate flights out of Zhukovsky Airport to the Tajik southern city of Kulob instead of Dushanbe. Tajik authorities have sent an appropriate letter to the Russia air company, an official source at the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan reported. “The Russian side is currently considering our…
DetailsAir Astana and Lufthansa enhanced their cooperation with the signing of a code share agreement, Air Astana press service reported. The code share agreement is valid on Air Astana’s flights between Astana and Frankfurt and Lufthansa’s flights from Frankfurt to Almaty and Astana with effect from March 26. The agreement allows for increased choice for…
DetailsIn January Azerbaijan increased wheat import 3.4-fold YoY, to 58.7 million tons, the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan reported. According to the statistics data, the general cost of imported wheat to the country totaled $10.857 million (up 3.2 times). Also, in the reporting period Azerbaijan imported 1.426 thousand tons of vegetable oils…
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