In December 2021, the total volume of goods exports was up by 8.1 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The increase was mainly seen in exports of chemical products, machinery and appliances. Relative to December 2019, exports were 7.5 percent higher. The volume of imports in December was up by 6.6 … Read more
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov met with Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan Bakhyt Sultanov, who arrived in the capital of Uzbekistan, accompanying Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov, the press office of the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan reported. The participants discussed … Read more
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in January 2022 increased by 41.1% compared to the same period last year, amounting to USD 1.1 billion, according to express data released by the National Statistics Office (Geostat) on February 14. Exports grew by 47.6% year-over-year to USD 331.3 million, while imports increased by 38.5%, reaching USD 778.1 million. Meanwhile, … Read more
Belarus will actively use Russian sea ports for cargo transshipment, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said at a press conference in Minsk on 16 February, BelTA has learned. “Believe me, these are not some fairy tales, not some castles in the sand. Work is underway to actively use Russian ports for transshipment of … Read more
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov has met with Roman Smirnov, director for the Caucasus and Central Asia of “Iveco Truck & Bus” (IVECO), to discuss prospects for economic cooperation. During the meeting, the sides also reviewed the projects to be implemented in the industrial parks. Source: Link
Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia Rustam Badasyan welcomed the delegation led by Head of the Revenue Service of Georgia Levan Kakava at the Bagratashen customs checkpoint. Mr. Kakava arrived in Armenia on a working visit, the SRC said in a press release. Rustam Badasyan and Levan Kakava toured the checkpoint, got acquainted … Read more
The Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF) will be held in Tashkent on March 24-26, the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade reported. It had been scheduled to take place in March 2020 but was postponed due to the coronavirus situation. TIIF is a new platform for discussing and implementing strategic initiatives, as well as to … Read more
Like many companies, Pickering’s Gin have faced supply chain disruption and rising prices during the pandemic The low point for Matt Gammell, co-founder of Pickering’s Gin, came last spring when he got down to his last pallet of glass bottles. A longstanding order with a European glass maker was cancelled at short notice, and the … Read more
In 2021, the share of agriculture in Ukraine’s GDP was the highest among all sectors of the economy and amounted to more than 10%, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Roman Leshchenko wrote on Telegram. “Agriculture showed the highest increase in production in 2021 – 14.4%. According to the results of the year, … Read more
In that city, the Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, met with the founder and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab, and Børge Brende, the President of the World Economic Forum. The meeting at the WEF headquarters was followed by the signing of the Agreement on the Establishment of the World Economic … Read more