Tajik government is expected to reduce financing for the Roghun hydroelectricity project next year. Tajik Finance Minister Abdusalom Qurbobiyon revealed that the government would reduce financing for the Roghun hydroelectricity project to 1.3 billion somoni in 2017. “Over the last three years, the budget has annually earmarked about 3 billion somoni for the project”, the…
DetailsThe Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has suspended foreign economic activities of 243 Russian companies that have been cooperating with commercial structures in the temporary occupied territories in Donbass, eastern Ukraine, the SBU press center reported. “During the checks, the special service officers found out that most of these Russian companies also legally cooperated with…
DetailsTajikistan and Iran are considering the possibility of increasing the number of flights on the Dushanbe-Tehran air route. Head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) has allowed Iranian airlines to increase flights to destination of Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Ali Abedzadeh and Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Iran Nematullo Emomzoda reportedly discussed this issue on July 28. They, in…
DetailsA number of new departments have been established under the Turkmennebit (Turkmen Oil) state concern to further improve the activity of the Turkmen oil and gas complex. Among them are the department of production sharing agreements (PSA) and department of foreign relations. The department on the current repair and overhaul of wells, the department on…
DetailsThe World Bank will lend $250 million to Belarus for the reconstruction of the M6 Minsk-Grodno motorway. World Bank Country Manager for Belarus Young Chul Kim made the statement during the solemn ceremony held on July 29, to start the reconstruction of the M6 Minsk-Grodno motorway. Young Chul Kim mentioned that the reconstruction of the…
DetailsThe United States Agency for International Development (USAID) organized a week long interactive workshop on risk management and electronic customs declaration filing. Irina Swift, a technical specialist, with more than 40 years of experience working on customs issues, conducted the seminar, the US Embassy in Tashkent said in a statement. The implementation of risk management…
DetailsSince the beginning of 2016, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have received over 10,000 samples of armament and military equipment, and over 58,000 samples of ammunition, including anti-tank missiles. Official representative of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Colonel Oleksandr Chornobay said this at a briefing. “In particular, the army received artillery systems, motor vehicles, thermal imaging cameras,…
DetailsUkrainian Air Force has participated in Bucharest International Air Show in Romania, press service of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine has said. “The Ukrainian delegation was headed by Chief of Staff, First Deputy Commander of the Air Force of Ukraine Major General Artur Artemenko”, the report has said. Two Su-27 and Su-27UB jets and military…
DetailsThe National Joint-Stock Company Naftogaz Ukrainy has turned to the European Commission asking it to consider setting up a transit monitoring mission to examine significant pressure drops in the Russian gas transmission system at the entry to Ukraine’s gas transportation system. “Naftogaz believes that the current situation requires comprehensive discussion involving representatives of the European…
DetailsKyrgyzstan still can’t export meat and dairy products to the EEU countries, the Minister of Economy Arzybek Kozhoshev said. According to him, after the republic joined the Eurasian Economic Union, the export of meat and dairy products hasn’t been adjusted. Domestic enterprises don’t meet the requirements of the EEU. “Vehicles can’t enter if they don’t…
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