Exports down by almost 1 percent in July

In July, the total volume of goods exports (adjusted for number of working days) fell by 0.9 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The contraction was virtually the same as in the previous month. The decrease in July was mainly seen in exports of metal and chemical products. Exports of machinery … Read more

UK exports to the EU boomed 4.4% in July

There was varied economic news this week, as the Government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) released July’s economic figures. The UK’s economy shrank by 0.5% and imports also fell 0.4%. However, the international delivery expert ParcelHero says one bright light among the gloomy data is that the UK’s goods exports to the European Union (EU) … Read more

EC to consider Ukrainian grain exports today

On September 6, the European Commission (EC) board is to consider proposals by European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski to solve the problem of Ukrainian grain exports to five “frontline” countries, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania. The European Commissioner said this on Tuesday, September 5, in the Spanish city of Córdoba at a press … Read more

Ohio and Serbia’s Chamber of Commerce Forge Economic Partnership

In a strategic move to foster international economic ties, the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia (PKS) and the Ohio Development Department (ODD) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding centred on economic development, as announced by the PKS. This groundbreaking economic agreement marks the first such collaboration between the PKS and a US state-level association, aiming … Read more

Kazakhstan Showcases Its Trade Opportunities at Hong Kong’s Belt and Road Summit

Kazakh Minister of Trade and Integration, Arman Shakkaliyev, presented Kazakhstan’s trade opportunities at the eighth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept. 13, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. Identifying China as Kazakhstan’s second-largest trading partner, Shakkaliyev cited a trade turnover of $24.2 billion for 2022. He expressed the intention to boost non-oil … Read more

Georgia’s export up 14.3% in January-August 2023

External Merchandise Trade (excluding non-declared trade) of Georgia amounted to USD 14 001.1 million in January-August 2023, 16.8 percent higher year-on-year. The value of export increased by 14.3 percent reaching USD 4 075.4 million, while the import increased 17.8 percent and amounted to USD 9 925.7 million. The trade deficit equaled USD 5 850.2 million … Read more

Increase of Kazakhstan’s products supplies to China is achieved

According to primeminister.kz, the activation of cooperation in trade and economic and transport and logistics spheres were discussed by Alikhan Smailov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and Lin Wu, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shandong Province of China. As it was noted by Head of the Government, more than 6% of the total volume of trade between Kazakhstan and China falls on Shandong today. However, further promotion of Kazakhstan’s goods in the Chinese market and the search for new areas of cooperation is important for the country. This highlights a particular relevance of the development of transportation potential and deepening of cooperation within the framework of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative. The launch of the first return train on the route “China – Europe” for the delivery of Kazakh barley to the PRC, which took place the day before in Almaty, will facilitate this task. According to Alikhan Smailov, Kazakhstan is ready to increase the supply of Kazakhstani products along this route and expand the range of supplied goods and services. The importance of holding in Astana a Kazakh-Chinese forum on cooperation with Shandong Province was also emphasized by Prime Minister. He added that productive trade and investment interaction between the two countries’ business circles will be undoubtedly expanded by this event. The establishment of productive cooperation between Shandong Province and the regions of Kazakhstan was emphasized by Lin Wu in turn. Simultaneously, cooperation in the areas of deep processing of agricultural products, trade and construction of logistics infrastructure has a great potential to be expanded. Representatives of more than 100 enterprises of Shandong Province in the above sectors visited the event this time. A number of joint trade and economic projects is expected to be signed. According to Lin Wu, the both sides expressed their confidence in their future cooperation’s extension and deepening the partnership between their enterprises and realization of more joint projects, achieved through common efforts. Shandong Province is China’s important agricultural production area located on the east coast of the country. Wheat, cotton, peanuts, tobacco, bast crops, etc. are grown there. This province is one of China’s major horticultural and field-growing areas, leading aquaponics and silk cocoon breeding centers. A Memorandum of Cooperation under which Kazakhstan Temir Zholy and Shandong Port Group, China’s largest port operator, agreed to develop multimodal container services and related digital products was signed in December 2022.

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Exports in July 2023: -0.9% on June 2023

Exports (calendar and seasonally adjusted exports of goods), July 2023 130.4 billion euros -0.9% on the previous month -1.0% on the same month a year earlier Imports (calendar and seasonally adjusted imports of goods), July 2023 114.5 billion euros +1.4% on the previous month -10.2% on the same month a year earlier Foreign trade balance … Read more

Dutch cozy up to US with controls on exporting microchip kit to China

New export controls hitting ASML fit tougher European line on trading with China. The Netherlands on Friday started enforcing new export controls restrictions on advanced microchips production machines to China, siding with Washington in the geopolitical tussle over who controls the critical technology. The export controls, part of a three-way deal between the United States, … Read more