As of August 1, Belarus’ external state debt totaled $13.3 billion, up by $847 million or by 6.8% since the beginning of the year (taking into account differences in currency exchange rates), representatives of the Belarusian Finance Ministry said. In January-July external state borrowings totaled $1.3 billion, including $800 million borrowed from the Eurasian Fund…
Turkmenistan and Germany signed an agreement on avoidance of double taxation with respect to income and property taxes in Berlin. The signing ceremony took place as a part of the two-day working visit of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to Germany on August 29-30. Turkmengas State Concern also signed the memorandums of understanding with such companies…
Azerbaijan invites Chinese companies to intensify cooperation with local businesses, in particular, in industrial sphere, Chinese media reported citing Azerbaijan’s Deputy Economy Minister Niyazi Safarov. Safarov made the remarks at a session of the Azerbaijan-China Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. Safarov said that Chinese companies participated in Azerbaijan’s 12 projects worth over $640…
The Government is engaged into work to prepare for the introduction of Ukraine’s international trade support mechanisms that will help promote domestic producers on the international arena. Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman announced this during the meeting of the National Council of Reforms under the chairmanship of President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Monday.…
An article “Tajikistan Mulls EEU Membership, Feels Pull of Russia” posted on EurasiaNet.org’s website notes that many Tajiks oppose economic integration with Russia Abdufattoh Ghoib, the head of Tajikistan’s Customs Service, announced on July 19, that the Tajik government was considering making an application to enter the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Ghoib’s declaration followed an…
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has stated that the investors from the South-East Asia are willing to invest in the Ukrainian economy. The President said this at the meeting of the National Council of Reforms. “We have not only European investors. Our talks during the visits to the South-East Asia show that today the investors are…
Plans have been made to implement a pilot project of the United Nations Organization to develop social entrepreneurship in several areas in Grodno region. The information was released during the latest meeting of UN Resident Coordinator in Belarus Sanaka Samarasinha and Grodno region Governor Vladimir Kravtsov. Sanaka Samarasinha explained: “It is a new project that…