Negotiations are in progress on selling the first batch of Belarusian electric buses to Moscow, Chairman of the State Science and Technology Committee of Belarus Alexander Shumilin reported on June 29. The Russian side demonstrates a strong interest in Belarusian electric transport, said the official. “We have already supplied some buses for test runs. Their…
DetailsTurkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Yildirim Tugrul Turkes in Ashgabat, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message. The two sides discussed the topical issues of interstate cooperation, and expressed their mutual interest in further development of the dialogue in trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The parties noted…
DetailsAccording to the current information of the State Statistics Service, Ukraine’s reserves of grains and pulses totaled 8.84 MMT as of June 1, up by 10.8% YoY (7.98 MMT). Wheat stocks decreased by 22.3%, to 3 MMT against 3.87 MMT reported as of June 1, 2016. Corn stocks are up by 49.5% YoY, amounting to…
DetailsVietnam is interested in deliveries of Belarusian tractors, bicycles and motorcycles, Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said. “First thing, Vietnam is interested in the equipment that meets our conditions. These are small tractors and buses,” Pham Binh Minh said. According to him, the Vietnamese side is also interested in bikes and motorcycles. Pham…
DetailsTurkmenistan has bought another Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The purchase was carried out in line with the contract signed in April 2014. The range of non-stop flight of Boeing-737-800, which reaches 5,660 kilometers, allows using them for passenger flights to Almaty, Ankara, Istanbul, Delhi, Dubai, Kazan, Minsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities of the Eurasian…
DetailsThe service life of the alternative North – South road will comprise 20 years, an Assistant Engineer of the Design Institute Kyrgyzdortransproekt Emilbek Atambekov said. According to him, for the first time in Kyrgyzstan, crushed stone and mastic asphalt are used in the construction of a new road. “The thickness of the asphalt is 16…
DetailsThe Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada has notified the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada about the completion of the ratification process of the Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and Canada. Thus, the agreement will come into force on August 1. The agreement was signed on July 11, 2016 during the visit…
DetailsUkraine produced 431,000 tons of bread and bakery products in January-May, down by 7.6% YoY, according to Ukraine’s State Statistics Service. In May Ukraine produced 90,000 tons of bread, up by 5.3% MoM, but down by 3% YoY. Flour production in the five months totaled 763,000 tons, down by 1.5% YoY. Flour production in May…
DetailsThe Belarusian automobile engineering company MAZ will ship 400 vehicles to Vietnam this year, Belarusian Industry Minister Vitaly Vovk declared. The industry minister said: “This year we will get 400 automobiles shipped to Vietnam”. Vitaly Vovk explained that MAZ would sign the relevant agreements during the visit of Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang to Belarus.…
DetailsMinister of Finance Bakhyt Sultanov has commented on the introduction of cryptocurrency in Kazakhstan. He made the comments at the reporting meeting with the public. Minister Sultanov noted that the issue of creation of the international cryptocurrency was a difficult one and required interaction between the financial systems of a number of countries. However, Sultanov…
DetailsThe first consignment of Kazakhstan-assembled JAC S3s, including 55 cars, has been dispatched to Tajikistan, according to the press service of Kazakhstan’s AllurGroup. In all, AllurGroup plans to deliver 1,000 JAC S3s to Tajikistan. New taxis of Peugeot and JAC models assembled in Kazakhstan are expected to appear in Dushanbe’s streets soon. Holding Asia Group…
DetailsUzbekistan will increase the supply of gas condensate from Turkmenistan to load the Bukhara oil refinery, Turkmenneft state concern reported citing Uzbekneftegaz National Holding Company. A number of documents on cooperation in the economic and energy spheres, including an agreement between Uzbekneftegaz and Turkmennebit (Turkmenneft) were signed during the visit of Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev…
DetailsTurkmenistan, which is currently engaged in expanding its positions in gas and chemical industry, plans to implement numerous projects in this area. The energy-rich Central Asian nation will strengthen the development of the gas and chemical industry in the next 10 years. Deputy Prime Minister Maksat Babayev presented a number of projects in this regard…
DetailsTurkmenistan’s wheat collection centers have reported receiving one million tons of new crop wheat. It is expected that this year’s government order for procurement of 1,600 million tons of grain will be fulfilled. This year’s wheat sowing area amounts to 760 thousand hectares in Turkmenistan. About 1,500 grain combines are used in the harvesting campaign.…
DetailsThere are no real threats to the Ukrainian power grid due to a huge cyber-attack, Ukrenergo Head Vsevolod Kovalchuk has said. “This virus does not carry real threats for the power grid. Professionalism of our dispatchers and engineers allows managing the Ukrainian power grid without some pieces of software using Windows OS. I hope that…
DetailsIn May Ukraine exported 454 tons of pine strawberries, up 1.4-fold YoY, a record figure for the years of the country’s independence.
According to the analysts, Belarus remains the main importer of Ukrainian pine strawberries. (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)
On June 23 Nibulon shipbuilding and repair yard solemnly launched the 121M Project tug (modernized project) Nodari Chanturiia. Nibulon says this is the last vessel of a series of three 121M Project vessels. In particular, on April 6 the fist vessel Yurii Makarov was launched in Mykolaiv; on May 24 Anatolii Hankevych tug was launched.…
DetailsInflation will not exceed 7% till the end of the year, Belarusian First Deputy Economy Minister Dmitry Krutoi declared. According to the source, the Belarusian government expects inflation not to exceed 7% till the end of the year, down from the previous estimate of 9%. “Our projections are cautious. We finished the first five months…
DetailsService stations of the Belarusian automobile engineering company MAZ will be able to repair and provide maintenance for Mercedes engines. MAZ is working hard to certify its vehicle service stations. Certification will allow MAZ to service Mercedes engines in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Penetrating European markets is an option for the future. Diagnostic equipment and…
DetailsAirline ticket prices may drop in Kazakhstan next year. Minister for Investment and Development Zhenis Kassymbek revealed at the briefing after the session of the Kazakh government that a drop in airline ticket prices might be expected next year. According to Minister Kassymbek, airfare will get cheaper but only if Kazakhstani air carriers have enough…
DetailsAn inspection of quarantine products of high phytosanitary risk has revealed violations, according to Kazakh and the Eurasian Economic Union legislation, the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture said on June 27. In particular, as much as 81.5 tons of potatoes imported from Azerbaijan were revealed to be partially infectious, and thus were returned back. Overall, 99.8…
DetailsMajor tasks of the future head of the state-owned PrivatBank include the development of a strategy for growth, preparations for successful inclusion of foreign investors in its capital within several years and further efforts to clear up the bank from toxic assets, acting governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Yakiv Smolii said. Smolii…
DetailsThe State Agency of Automobile Roads of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) will start carrying out all purchases via the e-procurement system ProZorro from August 1. The relevant report has been posted on the website of the Infrastructure Ministry. “Starting from August 1, the State Agency of Automobile Roads of Ukraine, which deals with the maintenance and minor…
DetailsBelarus is gradually getting back on track for recovery, First Vice Premier Vasily Matyushevsky said when speaking at the joint session of the Belarusian parliament on June 26. “The economic performance in the recent months has been showing that the Belarusian economy is back on track. The GDP growth target for H1 has been over-fulfilled:…
DetailsKazakhstan plans to raise the country’s tourism share to 8% of GDP by 2025. This was announced by First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin at the international conference “Tourism and Future Energy: Unlocking Low Carbon Growth Opportunities” in the Congress Center of Expo-2017. “We have rich nature and resources. The rich Kazakh history…
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