Retail trade in Ukraine in January-July rose by 6% YoY, according to the website of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. However, the State Statistics Service did not disclose absolute numbers. The highest increase in retail turnover was registered in the following regions of Ukraine: Luhansk (23.4%), Zakarpattia (10.9%), Poltava (10.5%), and Donetsk (10.3%) regions.…
Georgia is increasing its role as an important trade partner for the European Union (EU), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and other countries. In January-July trade turnover with EU countries increased by 25.6% YoY, to $1.95 billion, and with CIS countries by 33.5%, to $2.38 billion, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).…
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with Minister of Environmental Protection, Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Minister of Israel Ze’ev Elkin. “The interlocutors discussed an intensive trade and economic cooperation between the two countries and noted significant prospects for its further development. In this regard, they agreed on the need for the earliest possible…
Georgian Ambassador to Tehran Ioseb Chakhvashvili said Tbilisi was willing to increase its economic cooperation with Iran and looked forward to win-win trade with the Islamic Republic. “Given the existing potential between the two countries, we are seeking win-win cooperation with Iran,” Chakhvashvili said during a meeting in Tehran. He added that Iranian investors could…
The trade between Belarus and Sweden reached $83.8 million in H1, up by 28.9% YoY, according to the website of the Belarusian embassy in Sweden. The Belarusian export grew by 73.1%, to $24.4 million. The supplies of Swedish products to Belarus increased by 16.7%, to $59.4 million. Belarus’ main exports to Sweden included potash fertilizers,…
Belarus and Germany may reach $3 billion in mutual trade in 2018, Belarus’ Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Germany Denis Sidorenko said. “Our relations in the economic sector are very positive. We can see that we are most likely to reach $3 billion in mutual trade this year,” said Denis Sidorenko. He named the products…
Ukraine and the UK have welcomed ongoing consultations on ensuring the implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, which includes a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), facilitating trade worth $2.35 billion between the two countries after the UK leaves the EU, the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development…