In January-September the Freeport of Riga handled 25,490,700 tons of cargo, down by 5.1% YoY. As the port authority reported, coal transshipment climbed by 2.5%, to 9,331,400 tons, oil products dropped by 33.4%, to 4,320,600 tons, wood pellets went up by 13.5%, to 474,100 tons, ore – by 31.1%, to 365,200 tons. The port’s container…
DetailsThe average price level in Latvia in September, as compared to September last year, increased by 2.9%, according to official estimates. The Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia stated, that over the period prices were affected the most by rising prices of food and non-alcoholic drinks, goods and services linked to transport, the group of miscellaneous…
DetailsRoman Sklyar, the Kazakh Vice Minister of Investment and Development, has commented on the recent Antonov An-28 plane crash in Almaty region. According to Sklyar, the An-28 aircraft can be banned from flying in Kazakhstan. “We will wait for the results of the plane crash investigation, and, then, we will make the decision. It (the…
DetailsIn September Kyrgyzstan’s gross international reserves grew by almost $40 million, the National Bank reported. According to the results of September, the volume of reserves amounted to $2,131.21 billion soms. This is $39.56 million more than in August. Since the beginning of the year, reserves have increased by $162.08 million. The National Bank uses international…
DetailsIndustrial prices in Ukraine in September grew by 1.6% after an increase of 0.4% in August and 1.8% in July, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine said. However, growth of industrial prices in September 2017 from September 2016 slowed to 22.4% against 23.6% in August 2017 from August 2016. January through September Ukrainian producers’ prices…
DetailsAccording to market participants, 1158 KMT of barley was exported from Ukraine in August, or slightly less than a year ago (1192 KMT was shipped abroad in August 2016). Barley exports from the country totaled 1973 KMT in the first two months of the 2017-2018 season, or 10.5% less than a year ago (2204 KMT…
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