Azerbaijan and Iran intend to cooperate in protection and quarantine of plants. An agreement on this was recommended at a meeting of Azerbaijani Parliament’s Agrarian Policy Committee on October 14. Eldar Ibrahimov, chairman of the committee, said that given Azerbaijan’s neighborhood with Iran, it was very important to establish control over the import of vegetables…
Turkey and Russia plan to boost their trade to $100 billion a year, Turkey’s Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci said. “Our goal is to bring bilateral trade up to $100 billion a year. We can reach it in several years”, he explained. According to the minister, issues of trade and economic relations between the two…
Belarus’ foreign trade surplus totaled $181.3 million in January-August compared to a $1.081 billion surplus in January-August 2015, the National Bank of Belarus said in an online report. The overall turnover of commodities and services in foreign trade shrank by 12.7% YoY to $38.138 billion. Exports of commodities and services reduced by 14.4% YoY to…
The Russian government has signed a ruling allowing imports of oranges, tangerines, apricots, peaches, plums and blackthorn from Turkey. But imports of grapes, apples, pears, strawberry, tomatoes and some other fruit and vegetables are still prohibited. Russia banned imports of some fruit and vegetables from Turkey from January 1, as part of retaliatory measures after…
Russia will lift restrictions on import of all citrus fruit, pears and plums from Turkey, assistant head of Russian phytosanitary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor Alexei Alexeenko reported. “These are all citrus fruit and drupes, traditional fruit for Turkey – pears, plums, etc.”, Alexeenko said. Fruit will be supplied to Russia from regions free from quarantine pests and…
Russia’s foreign trade surplus decreased by 48.1% YoY to $63.1 billion in January-September, the central bank said. In January-September 2015, the foreign trade surplus amounted to $118.2 billion. (Prime/Business World Magazine)
In January-August Belarus decreased the import of merchandise and services by 10.9% YoY to $18.978 billion, according to the latest statistics released by the National Bank. In January-August Belarus’ foreign trade totaled $38.1 billion, down by 12.7% YoY. Belarus’ exports amounted to $19.159 billion (down by 14.4%), with imports at $18.978 billion (down by 10.9%).…