The current problems with supplies of Russian wheat to Egypt, due to requirements of zero ergot fungus content in the imported grain, will not have any significant influence on the export potential of Russia, the Director of the Department of regulation of agricultural markets at the Ministry of Agriculture Vladimir Volik declared. According to him,…
Belarus’ foreign trade surplus totaled $64.3 million in January-July compared to a $974.3 million surplus in January-July 2015, the National Bank of Belarus said. The overall turnover of commodities and services in foreign trade shrank by 14.3% YoY in January-July to $32.874 billion. Exports of commodities and services reduced by 16.3% YoY to $16.469 billion,…
Belarus plans to export dump trucks and mining equipment to Armenia. The issue was discussed during the trip of Belarusian Ambassador Igor Nazaruk to Armenia’s Syunik Province. The Ambassador visited a number of Armenian mining enterprises, in particular, Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Plant, Agarak Copper and Molybdenum Plant, Kapan Mining and Processing Plant. The meeting…
Stena Line opens a new Bordershop in Ventspils. It is another step in Stena Line strategy to offer its customers value for money products. Bordershops, selling cheap alcohol products, is a very attractive concept for Swedish travelers and the aim is to increase the interest for them to visit Latvia. “Ventspils-Nynashamn is an important route…
Swedish furniture maker Ikea plans to invest 100 billion rubles in Russia over the next five to seven years, CEO of the Russian division Milen Genchev said. “This amount includes extension of the malls, construction of new stores, and also extension of a distribution center in Yesipovo”, Genchev noted. The official said that Ikea did…
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation plans to return to discussion of the feasibility of wheat export duties in early 2018, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Evgeny Gromyko declared. According to him, the government has already worked out the draft decree to zero down export duties on wheat until…
The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) has reduced import duties from 5.43% to 5.3% of the customs value of goods. The new rates became effective on September 1. The move was approved by the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and reflects Russia’s WTO commitments. Although Belarus is not a WTO member, the country still has to comply…