The Georgian National Statistics Service says Georgia’s exports increased by 24% year-on-year in March 2026, reaching $697 million, up by $135 million compared to the same period last year. Imports rose by 4%, increasing by $67 million to $1.59 billion. In the first quarter of 2026, total exports reached $1.72 billion, up 23% year-on-year, while … Read more
As the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reports, Kazakh Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev met with his Georgian counterpart Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili, during his visit to Tbilisi.
Mainly, the current state and prospects of Kazakh-Georgian relations were the central topics of the talks. The discussion was pragmatic, multifaceted and built on shared interest in promoting sustainable and mutually beneficial cooperation.
According to Kosherbayev, Kazakhstan considers Georgia as a reliable political and economic partner in the South Caucasus. He also highlighted centuries-old traditions of friendship and mutual support between the countries. Moreover, the Minister noted Georgia’s importance role as a key link in the regional transport and logistics architecture connecting Europe and Asia.
As Kosherbayev underlined, contacts at the highest and high levels are important for creating a solid foundation for today’s meaningful discussion of current issues on the bilateral agenda. Meanwhile, he noted that the results of the official visit of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to Kazakhstan in February 2025. It gave an additional impetus to bilateral cooperation. Due to that, Kazakh-Georgian relations achieved a qualitatively new level.
Notably, the both sides acknowledged the positive dynamics in trade turnover during the discussion of the economic matters. The volume of Kazakhstani investments in the Georgian economy exceeded 600 million US dollars. Also, Kazakhstani companies actively participated in the country’s logistics, energy and finance projects.
Particularly, one of the key priorities of cooperation is the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR).
As Kosherbayev said, a steady increase of its capacity, better predictability of transport services and transparency of tariff policy were the counties’ common tasks.
The initiative of Kazakh President Kassym Jomart Tokayev to establish an International Water Organization under the UN also drew attention of the Kazakh official. Its aims are strengthening global cooperation in the sustainable management of water resources and ensuring water security.
Also, the significant potential for expanding cooperation in the agro-industrial complex, digital economy and financial services was noted by both ministers.
Both sides are confident that the negotiations held during the ongoing visit would consolidate the positive momentum achieved. They identified concrete steps of further development of cooperation across key areas such as transport and logistics, energy, trade and investment.
Finally, a Program of Cooperation between the Foreign Ministries for 2026-2027 was signed by Kosherbayev and Botchorishvili following the talks.
NH Logistics GEO has been offering IOR Importer of Record and EOR Exporter of Record services since 2001 and is a market leader in Georgia and Eurasia, supporting many clients with their import/export shipments.
Source Link
In the first quarter of this year, Ukraine steadily increased agri-food exports by road, experts from Spike Brokers noted. Specifically, exports are estimated at 235.7 thsd tons in January, 281.7 thsd tons in February, and 333.2 thsd tons in March. March marked the highest monthly figure since November 2024. “In the export structure, processed products … Read more
According to Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić, any potential restriction on exports would not pose a problem for domestic farmers, as the state would cover the costs. “If irresponsible behaviour continues and if we see that things are deteriorating in global supply chains, I will initiate decisions to ban the export of the most important products … Read more
Kazakh Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev, who is on a visit to Tbilisi, met with his Georgian counterpart Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili, Qazinform News Agency cites the Kazakh Foreign Ministry. The talks focused on the current state and prospects of Kazakh-Georgian relations, which are hailed as pragmatic and multifaceted, and built on shared interest in promoting … Read more
As the statistical office said on Tuesday, Serbia’s trade deficit decreased by an annual 24.9% to 936.3 million euro ($1.1 billion) in the first two months of 2026.
Also, according to a press release of the statistical office, exports rose by 1.6% on the year to 5.292 billion euro in the reporting period. Nevertheless, imports fell by 3.5% to 6.228 billion euro.
Meanwhile, the export-import ratio in the review period increased to 84.9% from 80.7% in the first two months of 2025.
Notably, electrical machines (570 million euro), road vehicles (544 million euro in total), metal ores and residues (386 million euro) were Serbia’s most exported products in the review period.
Simultaneously, electrical machines worth 440 million euro, road vehicles worth 347 million euro, and oil and oil derivatives for 302 million euro were imported by Serbia.
Germany, (831 million euro), Italy (480 million euro), and China (342 million euro) were Serbia’s main export destinations in the reporting period. Serbia mainly imported goods from China (1 billion euro), Germany (715 million euro), and Italy (409 million euro).
In February a trade gap of 817 million euro widened from a 759 million euro trade deficit in the same month last year. The increase of exports attained 6.3% on the year (2.876 billion euro) in February. Meanwhile the raise of imports was 6.6% (3.693 billion euro).
In 2025, Serbia’s trade deficit expanded by 2.9% to 8.791 billion euro.
NH Logistics SER has been offering IOR Importer of Record and EOR Exporter of Record services since 2001 and is a market leader in Serbia and Eurasia, supporting many clients with their import/export shipments.
Source Link
Trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Ukraine totaled $35.4 million in January 2026, marking an increase of 14.2% compared to $31 million recorded in the same period of 2025, Trend reports. Uzbekistan’s National Statistics Committee data showed that the figure nearly doubled compared to January 2024, when bilateral trade amounted to $18.1 million, reflecting a 95.6% … Read more
Serbia’s trade deficit shrank by an annual 24.9% to 936.3 million euro ($1.1 billion) in the first two months of 2026, the statistical office said on Tuesday. In January-February, exports rose by 1.6% on the year to 5.292 billion euro, while imports fell by 3.5% to 6.228 billion euro, the statistical office said in a … Read more
Georgia’s external merchandise trade turnover amounted to $3.5 billion in the period from January through February 2026, marking a 6.9% decrease year-on-year. Data obtained by Trend from the country’s National Statistics Office shows that exports increased by 22.9% to $1.03 billion, while imports declined by 15.4% to $2.5 billion. Consequently, the country’s trade deficit stood … Read more
The leading vendor-neutral digital pricing, booking and procurement platform for the international freight industry, Freightos (NASDAQ: CRGO), announced today that Air Serbia will join its cargo booking platform. That means further expanding of Freightos’ airline network and strengthening adoption of Freightos Pay in Europe. Freightos Pay will get access to rapid, guaranteed digital payments between freight forwarders and carriers across Europe, including for forwarders without IATA accreditation, due to this integration.
Freight forwarders will be boosted by the addition of Air Serbia. It will make Air Serbia air cargo available for e-bookings across the United States and throughout its European network, from Albania and Austria to Sweden and Switzerland.
According to Sebastien Podgorski, VP Airline Solutions, at Freightos, payments are a strategic lever in air cargo. Combining booking with guaranteed payments will help airlines strengthen cash flow, reduce disputes, and open up distribution to a much broader set of forwarders.
As Veselin Djordjevic, Head of Cargo at Air Serbia, said, digital transformation is at the core of our growth strategy, and partnering with Freightos represents a significant step forward in our cargo operations.
She added that the guaranteed payment solution will eliminate financial uncertainty while expanding the reach to freight forwarders across Europe and beyond. Operations will be streamlined, administrative work will be reduced by this integration.
Freightos’ Pay solution ensures carrier payment from a broader range of freight forwarders, all while processing and reconciling transactions faster than traditional payment methods. This streamlines the financial aspect of air cargo bookings and reduces financial risk for airlines and helps freight forwarders without an existing airline account or accreditation access carriers and grow their customer base.
Freightos® (NASDAQ: CRGO), the leading vendor-neutral global freight booking platform, makes world trade efficient, agile, and resilient. It connects airlines, ocean carriers, thousands of freight forwarders, and well over ten thousand importers and exporters.
Also, a suite of software solutions that span pricing, quoting, booking, shipment management, and payments for businesses of all shapes and sizes around the globe support the Freightos platform. Freightos Enterprise for multinational importers and exporters, Freightos Marketplace for small importers and exporters, WebCargo and 7LFreight by WebCargo for freight forwarders, WebCargo for Airlines, and Clearit, a digital customs broker, are among its products.
Moreover, Freightos provides a real-time industry data via Freightos Terminal, including the world’s leading spot pricing indexes, Freightos Air Index (FAX) for air cargo and Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) for container shipping.
NH Logistics GEO has been offering IOR Importer of Record and EOR Exporter of Record services since 2001 and is a market leader in Georgia and Eurasia, supporting many clients with their import/export shipments.
Source Link