Belarus and Germany explored opportunities for investment cooperation during the Day of Belarusian Economy at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce on September 27, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. “The emphasis was placed on the opportunities for interaction and investment cooperation between Belarus and Germany in the context of Belarus’…
Azerbaijan took the 37th place in the Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017, prepared by the World Economic Forum. The research covered 138 countries. Azerbaijan ranked the 40th among 140 countries in the previous report. As in the previous report, Azerbaijan holds the highest position among the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries. The country is followed…
Issuing of bonds of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR within the country will make it possible to diversify the company’s portfolio, SOCAR vice-president for economic issues Suleyman Gasimov said. “Additional financing within the country creates an opportunity to attract funds on more favorable conditions. SOCAR will earn money from issuing these bonds, probably not directly,…
Russian state-controlled telecom operator Rostelecom has asked the government to apply the interconnection tariff reform not only to local and zonal calls, but also to intercity traffic, which will bring the operator preferences. The operator said that otherwise a decree of President Vladimir Putin would be breached, as he had ordered creation of equal conditions…
The growth of Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) excluding seasonality was close to zero in July-September, while in annual terms GDP contracted by 0.4-0.7%, the Central Bank said in a research note. “The GDP growth is estimated at close to zero in the third quarter compared with the previous quarter and excluding seasonality”, the research…
Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov signed the Paris agreement on the sidelines of the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York. The agreement is a “road map” of measures that will reduce emissions released to the atmosphere and strengthen resilience to climate change. The Paris agreement was adopted by all 196 sides of…
The large-scale work is carried out in Turkmenistan to fully reveal the country’s economic potential and increase the textile export, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said at a government meeting. “Turkmenistan creates conditions for bringing the domestic textile industry to a new level by making huge investments in the implementation of major industrial projects”, the President…