The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) has identified Central Asia as a new market for expansion and Kazakhstan as a regional hub for Malaysian exporters. CEO of MATRADE Mohd Mustafa Abdul Aziz said that the agency will focus on strengthening the groundwork in Central Asia, mainly Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and facilitating more connections between … Read more
Georgia has exported locally produced goods worth $760.4 million in January-February 2022, which is 54.5 percent higher year-on-year, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) show. Local exports in the country accounted for 73.1 percent of total exports in the reporting period, amounting to $555.8 million, 51.7 percent higher compared to January-February … Read more
Azerbaijan’s foreign trade turnover increased from January through February 2022, Trend reports via the State Customs Committee (SCC). According to the committee, this figure amounted to $7.94 billion, up by $3.54 billion (44.58 percent) compared to the first two months of 2021 ($4.4 billion). Besides, $5.9 billion in the foreign trade turnover from January through … Read more
The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) made a decision to exempt food products and goods used in their production from import customs duty for six months. The decision concerns, in particular, animal and dairy products, vegetables, sunflower seeds, juices, sugars, cocoa powder, amino acids, starches, and other food products. Goods for production and … Read more
This week, the first batch of meat in the amount of 18 tons will arrive in Tashkent. Pakistan began supplying meat to Uzbekistan. It was noted that the first batch of meat in the amount of 18 tons will arrive in Tashkent this week. Another 50 containers of meat (900 tons in total) are expected … Read more
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has expanded the list of critical import goods, namely with the goods required for industrial manufacturing and construction. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Economy Ministry, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Last time the list of critical import goods was updated and approved at a meeting of the … Read more
The European Commission has adopted the new Decree which redistributes the quotas for the import of steel to the EU which were previously meant for Russia and Belarus. The quotas for the export of certain kinds of steel have been increased for Serbia. – We believe that this change in the EU regulations will be … Read more
Regarding the concerns of the population regarding the supply of salt, the Ministry of Economy specified that the Republic of Moldova has sufficient stocks. More than a thousand tonnes of food salt (iodine and non-iodine) were imported in both January and February. Salt importers confirmed that there is no problem in ensuring Moldova’s domestic demand … Read more
Kazakhstan and Slovakia agreed to cooperate in the field of water management, automotive industry, waste recycling, green technology, reported the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This was announced during the ninth meeting of the Kazakh-Slovak intergovernmental commission on economic and scientific and technical cooperation, which was held on March 11 in … Read more
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first two months of 2022 reached USD 2.54 billion – a 49.2% surge compared to the same period last year, according to express data released by the National Statistics Office (Geostat) on March 14. Exports increased by 54.5% year-over-year to USD 760.4 million, while imports went up 47%, reaching … Read more