Uzbekistan’s international trade in 2021 topped $ 42.1 billion, the State Statistics Committee said in a report Tuesday. The volume of exports amounted to $16.6 billion, of which: products – $14.1 billion, services – $2.5 billion, while the imports value stood at $ 25.5 billion. Of these: products – $23.7 billion, services – $1.8 billion.
In 2021, exports of Ukrainian agri-food products to the European Union in monetary terms increased by 33% compared to 2020 and reached $8.3 billion. That’s according to the Ukrainian Club of Agrarian Business (UCAB), Ukrinform reports. It is noted that the growth is partly due to the increase in the cost of most categories of … Read more
Anglo-Australia mining giant Rio Tinto has announced that it was pushing back the timeline for its €2.1 billion ‘Jadar’ new lithium mine in Serbia by at least a year. Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said on Tuesday that the Serbian government would not make any decisions without consulting the local communities first. “At this moment, … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden threatened Wednesday to block Russian banks’ access to the U.S. dollar if Russia takes aggressive military action against Ukraine, potentially cutting the country off from the international financial sector. In a press conference marking his first year in office, Biden threatened a host of “severe economic consequences,” for Russia should it … Read more
Chisinau, January 20 / MOLDPRES /- Customs Service Director Igor Talmazan and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Moldova Yoshihiro Katayama today signed Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of Japan on mutual administrative assistance and customs cooperation. The document stipulates that the customs administrations of the two … Read more
The government of Kazakhstan has officially introduced an eviction ban which is going to last until April 20, 2022. This statement has been announced today on January 18 by Minister of National Economy Alibek Kuantyrov. This is a part of the broader plan developed by the Cabinet to stabilize the social and economic situation in … Read more
Revenue from wine exported from Georgia last year was equal to $250 million. According to the National Wine Agency, wine exports in 2021 were 359% higher than in 2012. In 2012, only 23 million bottles of wine were exported from Georgia, and the income received from exports amounted to $71 million, while in 2021, the … Read more
MINSK, 19 January (BelTA) – Belarus’ exports of agricultural products hit record high in 2021, Belarus’ First Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo told the media on 19 January, BelTA has learned. “Last year Belarus’ agricultural export amounted to a record high of nearly $6.5 billion, up almost $700 million if compared with 2020,” … Read more
Some 15 micro and small entrepreneurs of Azerbaijan have demonstrated their products at the 28th International Trade Food and Beverage Exhibition (Anfas Food Product) in Antalya, Turkey. According to the Small and Medium Business Development Agency of Azerbaijan (KOBIA), Azerbaijan`s stand features agricultural, food and beverage products manufactured in the country. The exhibition brought together … Read more
PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenia is creating a national money transfer system, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Vakhtang Abrahamyan has told Sputnik Armenia, revealing that the STAK Money Transfer system should start operating in the first quarter of 2022. The purpose of the system is to make money transfers without opening a bank account, both within … Read more