Companies controlled by Belarus’ light industries concern Bellegprom increased exports by 9% YoY in January-June to $239.9 million, Bellegprom said in a release. Exports to the CIS states accounted for 84.2% of Bellegprom companies’ total export volume (exports to Russia – 74.2%). Exports to Ukraine grew by 15.4% to $11.6 million. Bellegprom companies increased output…
Seventy-one state facilities were put up for privatization in Azerbaijan, the country’s State Committee for Property Affairs said. Of them, 31 are joint stock companies operating in various sectors of economy, two are non-residential areas, 10 are means of transport, and 28 are other state properties and facilities. Total value of shares of the enterprises…
Ukraine’s real gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2016 increased by 1.3% YoY, whereas in the first quarter of this year the figure was a mere 0.1%, the State Statistics Service has said. According to live data, Ukraine’s GDP in the second quarter of 2016, taking into account the seasonal factor, rose…
Tajikistan and Indonesia have signed five new cooperation documents. On August 1, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met in Jakarta with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo. According to the Tajik president’s official website, the two sides discussed a broad range of issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between their countries.…
On July 18, the Executive Committee of the Political Council of UzLiDeP and its faction in the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis organized a round table on the “Importance of small industrial zones to increase the gross domestic product of the country and the socio-economic development of regions”. The event was attended by members of…
There are positive recovery signs in the Belarusian economy, Belarus’ Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said when speaking at a government conference to discuss the H1 performance and the measures to achieve the 2016 goals. “We already know the H1 results and we are not satisfied with them. But it is fair to point out that…
Belarus is interested in advancing comprehensive cooperation with Poland and increasing the number of joint projects. Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich made the relevant statement as he met with Vice Marshal of the lower chamber of the Polish parliament Ryszard Terlecki. Belarus-Poland trade dropped a…