The current season of 2016/2017 features a bumper soybean harvest in Ukraine, which is estimated by analysts at 4 MMT. At the same time, the crusher interest in soybeans is declining. The main reason is decreased domestic demand for soybean products, primarily soybean meal as a basis for poultry feed. Statistics show a downward trend…
DetailsLOT Polish Airlines has operated its first flight on the Warsaw-Kyiv-Warsaw route, Kyiv International Airport reports. “On February 27, the first flight operated by a strong Polish company, LOT Polish Airlines, departed from Kyiv International Airport to Warsaw. From now on, Warsaw-Kyiv-Warsaw direct flights will be operated six times a week,” the report states. The…
DetailsBelarusian construction companies will continue building public welfare homes in Venezuela. The plans were discussed when Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Venezuela Oleg Paferov met with Venezuelan Minister of Housing and Habitats Manuel Quevedo, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. During the meeting the sides discussed prospects of…
DetailsThe International Bank of Tajikistan (IBT) has opened its banking service in Kulob. The IBT’s banking service center reportedly offers the following services to its customers: money transfer; currency exchange; loaning; deposit keeping; plastic card transactions; and so forth. The closed joint-stock company “International Bank of Tajikistan” was established in February 2016, as the microfinance…
DetailsThe Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine as of February 28, received 44 applications for the construction of solar power plants in the Chornobyl exclusion zone, minister Ostap Semerak said at the annual Ukrainian Energy Forum, organized by the Adam Smith Institute. “As of today we have 44 applications and the territories, which…
DetailsFirst Deputy Energy and Coal Industry Minister of Ukraine Halyna Karp says that in spite of the blocking of coal supplies in Donbass, the united energy system of Ukraine operates stably. “At present the united energy system of Ukraine operates in a state of emergency, which has been introduced in connection with the blockade in…
DetailsAs of February 1, Belarus’ external state debt totaled $13.5 billion, down by $95.7 million or by 0.7% from the beginning of the year (taking into account differences in currency exchange rates), representatives of the Belarusian Finance Ministry declared. In Januaryexternal state borrowings totaled $36.8 million, including $21.8 million borrowed from the Russian government and…
DetailsIn order to create the most favorable conditions for bringing the Turkmen carpet weaving to a new level, it is necessary to ensure the privatization of this industry, Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said. He made the remarks addressing a meeting of the country’s Cabinet of Ministers, according to the Turkmen government. Turkmenhaly State Association includes…
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