The Russian government has annulled the wheat export duty for two years, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. “We have decided to annul the wheat export duty for the next two years. The grain market will receive an additional stimulus for growth as the result of this”, Medvedev said. Russia imposed the wheat export duty on…
The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) is determined to speed up the process of associating the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU, includes Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan) with China’s Silk Road project, the EEC press-service said in a statement. The EEC has launched relevant talks with China. The parties conducted the first round of talks on the…
Belarus’ foreign trade deficit stood at $1.934 billion in January-July against $1.457 billion in January-July 2015, according to the National Statistics Committee (Belstat). Commodity exports decreased by 18.6% YoY in January-July to $13.116 billion, while imports decreased by 14.4% MoM to $15.05 billion. Exports from Belarus included $7.761 billion worth of supplies to the CIS…
Belarus and Georgia intend to increase their trade up to $200 million in 2017. Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Rusy made the statement after the national expo of Belarus in Georgia. Mikhail Rusy noted: “The heads of state have given instructions to reach the trade turnover of $200 million by late 2017. It is…
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…
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.…
Russia will abandon the wheat export duty until July 2018, Deputy Agriculture Minister Dzhambulat Khautov said. “The export duty on grain will be abolished in Russia until July 2018”, he said. Khautov said that the ministry’s proposal to abandon the Russian wheat export duty had been approved at a meeting held by Deputy Prime Minister…