A new freight train will connect eastern China’s Jiangxi Province and Uzbekistan. The train loaded with steel coils, garments and daily items, valued at $1.8 million, departed from Chinese city Ganzhou on July 7 and is expected to arrive in Tashkent 12 days later. This train is a part of China-Europe railway route. More than…
DetailsEurasian Development Bank (EDB) expects that Belarus’ GDP will go up by 1.3% YoY in 2017, EDB’s July macroeconomic review says. “The economic recovery trend in Belarus continues. In January-May, the country’s GDP rose by 0.9% as against the same period of 2016. We expect that the positive tend will persist, and Belarus’ GDP will…
DetailsPresident of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on reorganization of certain banks in the country, the Turkmen government said in a message. At a government meeting, the Turkmen president gave concrete instructions to the management of the country’s Central Bank. Also, a decree was signed on the transfer of rights and obligations on the…
DetailsUkraine has increased gas inventories in underground storage by 47.3% since the end of the heating season, according to operational data from Ukrtransgaz. The inventories amounted to 11.929 billion cubic meters on July 8, up from 8.1 billion cubic meters on March 22. The current inventories are up by 21.5% YoY (9.821 billion cubic meters),…
DetailsOver the past 4 months, trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Malaysia increased by 30% YoY. “Kazakhstan sees Malaysia as an important strategic, trade and economic partner among the countries of South-East Asia. I would like to note the positive dynamics of the bilateral trade and economic cooperation development. Foreign trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Malaysia…
DetailsThe Central Bank of Uzbekistan has set new standards for managing current and instant liquidity of commercial banks, said the message posted on the bank’s website. The current liquidity ratio defined as the ratio of the amount of current assets (liquid assets and bank’s investments with a payment period of up to 30 calendar days,…
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