In February Belarus’ gold and foreign currency reserves rose by $37.3 million (by 0.7%), if calculated in accordance with methods of the International Monetary Fund, to $5.022 billion as of March 1, according to the Information and PR Department of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus. In February the country’s gold and foreign…
DetailsA ceremony of handing the keys to the first owners of cars made in Kazakhstan and equipped with the ERA-GLONASS/EVAK alarm button took place in Ust-Kamenogorsk. Saloon LADA Vesta and crossover LADA XRay were the first offers of the domestic car industry, equipped with the emergency services. President of JSC Azia Auto Yerik Sagynbaev noted…
DetailsThe market value of the assets of PJSC Bank Nadra (Kyiv) included in the liquidation mass is UAH 7.9 billion, which is six times lower than their book value, according to data from an independent appraiser, posted on the website of the Individuals’ Deposit Guarantee Fund. According to the evaluator, 92% of the bank’s assets…
DetailsKTD Group, specializing in imports and production of household appliances (Saturn, Laretti, ST, Defiant brands), plans in March to begin production at a new plant in Cherkasy, which at the first stage will manufacture ovens and plans within a year to start producing refrigerators and convection heaters. “We are opening a plant in Cherkasy at…
DetailsLinseed exports from Kazakhstan totaled 29 KMT in January, i.e. almost half as much as in December (57.5 KMT) and up almost by 86% YoY. Altogether, linseed supplies to foreign markets in the five months of 2016/2017 reached a record 175.3 KMT that consolidated Kazakhstan’s position as one of the world’s top exporters of this…
DetailsWarmer-than-usual weather in Ukraine in late February and early March triggered the resumption of plant growth in winter crops 15-18 days ahead of usual time. Almost all the water that long stayed in field depressions is gone now. Plants were waterlogged for 8 to 39 days, which might increase the crop loss area. It is…
DetailsRussia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 0.6% in January-March and by 0.8% in April-June excluding seasonality, the central bank’s forecasting department said in a research note on March 6, revising its previous estimations of a 0.4% and 0.5-0.6% growth respectively. The estimate for the second quarter is based on a Urals…
DetailsThe public joint-stock company Ukrgazvydobuvannia on March 4, reached daily gas production of 42 million cubic meters, according to the data from the public joint-stock company Ukrtransgaz. If on March 1, the company produced 41.131 million cubic meters of gas, on March 2 – 41.088 million cubic meters, March 3 – 41.577 million cubic meters,…
DetailsOn March 4, Ukraine had 8.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas in its underground gas storage facilities. The data has been provided by PJSC Ukrtransgaz, the operator of Ukraine’s gas transport system. According to the company, Ukraine’s underground gas storage facilities are 26% full. A total of 16.5 million cubic meters is taken per…
DetailsCotton will be sown in Turkmen Ahal, Lebap and Mary provinces on March 25, and in Dashoguz province on March 29, the Turkmen government said in a message. The issue was discussed at a meeting of the Turkmen Cabinet of Ministers. According to the message, around 1.5 million tons of cotton are planned to be…
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