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Double-digit growth is shown by Armenian cargo and passenger transportation

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The Statistical Committee registered an increase by 11,2% attained by cargo shipments in January-June 2022 compared to the previous year’s same period.
1% growth was shown by rail shipments, 12,9% – by automobile shipments, 5,3% – by air shipments (cargo shipments carried out by airlines of other countries included), 18,4% – by “trunk pipeline” shipments.
All types of vehicles totally shipped 8 million 332,6 thousand tons of cargo.
As for passenger transport, an increase by 40,4% (71,million 030.5 thousand people transported) was attained by passenger transportation by general-use transport vehicles.
An increase by 22,5% was attained by railway passenger transportation, 43,9% – by automobile transport, 75,6% – by air transport (aircraft of other countries included), and 25,4% – by electric transport .
It is important to remember that only the volume of taxi services by legal entities, which fell down by 23,4% compared to the previous year, is shown by the automobile transport passenger indicator.
This increase of cargo and passenger transportation testifies that the sectors are recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic effects.

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Uzbekistan, Belarus intend to abolish licensing system of road transport

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Uzbekistan and Belarus agreed to work on the abolition of the permit system for international road transport of goods, the press service of the Transport Ministry of Belarus reported following the meeting of the Belarusian-Uzbek mixed commission on international road traffic. The parties also discussed the prospects for expanding cooperation in the transport sector, determined … Read more

Saudi Arabia approves import of meat and milk from Serbia

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The value of the trade exchange between the two countries is constantly rising The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has approved import of beef, milk and dairy products from Serbia, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management has confirmed. At a recent meeting with representatives of this authority, Serbian Minister of Agriculture Branislav Nedimovic … Read more

For first time, Mongolia granted Moldova authorizations to transport goods

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Mongolia has for the first time granted the Republic of Moldova authorizations for the international transport of goods, the National Auto Transport Agency (ANTA) announced today. “Due to the multiple addresses and the increased interest of the transport operators in our country regarding the international road transport of goods on the territory of Mongolia, the … Read more

2022 Freight income highest in 7 years – Georgian Railway

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The statement also said Georgian Railway had maintained an increasing trend in freight transportation since 2018, saying the figures had increased in all directions including China, Kazakhstan, the Middle Corridor and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars route. Photo: BTK Railway/Facebook Georgian Railway made over ₾191 million ($70.4) in income from freight in the first six months of 2022, … Read more

Cargo, passenger transportation in Armenia record double-digit growth

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Cargo shipments in the first half of 2022 grew 11,2% compared to the previous year’s same period, according to data released by the Statistical Committee. Rail shipments grew 1%, automobile shipments – 12,9%, air shipments – 5,3% (includes also cargo shipments carried out by airlines of other countries), “trunk pipeline” shipments – 18,4%. In total, … Read more

Azerbaijan non-oil exports increased by 25.4 pct in 1H2022

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According to the June export review of the Center for Economic Reforms Analysis and Communication of Azerbaijan, the country boosted its non-oil exports by $295.4 million or 25.4 percent, in January-June of 2022.
In January- June 2022, Azerbaijan’s total exports reached $18.5 billion, including $1.5 billion in the non-oil sector. The increase of fruit and vegetable production achieved 7.1 percent ($328.1 million) compared to the corresponding period of 2021.
The first place was taken by the cotton yarn ($136.9 million in non-oil exports), the second place belonged to tomatoes ($126.9 million) and the third one was occupied by carbamide ($98.7 million).
Among non-oil product exports, Turkey was the first ($428.4 million), Russia was the second ($382 million) and Georgia was the third ($88.2 million).
Exports reached $3.1 billion in June 2022, during the normalization process. Non-oil exports boosted by 5.8 percent and achieved $269.6 million. Food exports grew up by 6.6 percent and attained $119.6 million, while non-food exports showed growth by 5.1 percent ($149.9 million).
Among non-oil product exports in June, Russia took the first place ($118.6 million), Turkey was the second ($38.2 million) and India was the third ($18.2 million). The first item on the list was tomatoes ($35.8 million), then cherries ($34.2 million) and potatoes ($20.2 million).
Data on export orders received by the azexport.az portal was also included in the export review. Consequently, orders totaling $248.4 million were received by the portal from January to June 2022. The azexport.az received orders of total value of $33.4 million in June 2022. For comparison, $3.08 billion in export orders from 145 countries was received by the portal between January 2017 and June 30, 2021.
Total value of non-oil exports through the Single Window Export Support Centre in July of this year was $17.4 million.
The export review is aimed at familiarizing entrepreneurs with export issues, expanding opportunities for exporting local goods to traditional and new markets and accelerating the process of integration into international markets.

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