Belarusian Amkodor to sell road construction machines, municipal vehicles to Kazakhstan

The Belarusian mechanical engineering company Amkodor has signed a commercial contract to sell road construction and maintenance machines and municipal vehicles to Kazakhstan, the company’s press service told BelTA. The contract was signed when a Minsk Oblast delegation led by Chairman of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee Aleksandr Turchin visited the cities of Nur-Sultan and … Read more

Feasibility study: Port Community System development to improve Georgian ports’ efficiency

The consortium has analysed the benefits Georgia would receive after implementing the PCS, which is an electronic platform that connects various systems for safe and fast exchange of information between profiled public and private structures. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge Introduction of a Port Community System in Georgian ports will improve the management and automation of their … Read more

Azerbaijan, Moldova discuss expansion of relations in field of exports

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov has met with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova Andrei Spînu. “We held a productive meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova. During the meeting, we discussed the expansion of bilateral … Read more

Kazakh – Polish bilateral trade attains $760mln

OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Zbigniew Rau was received by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
He emphasized on the importance of this visit for strengthening of cooperation between Kazakhstan, Poland and the OSCE.
The preparations for the upcoming national referendum were spoken about by the President and the deployment of an ODIHR Referendum Assessment Mission was welcomed.
According to the Head of State, a process of important political transformations in the country began with the referendum. He also promised to carry out the work to promote democracy in Kazakhstan continuously.
Cooperation in all three areas of the OSCE (military-political, economic-environmental and human dimensions) was reviewed in detail by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Zbigniew Rau.
The President noted that Poland was regarded as an important partner in Central Europe.
According to the leader of Kazakhstan, Bilateral trade has been rose up by 12% last year, attaining $ 760 million.
The efforts made under Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s leadership in implementing large-scale political and economic reforms were commended by The OSCE Chairman-in-Office.
The Polish diplomat thinks that the upcoming referendum is a real breakthrough in terms of Kazakhstan’s Constitutional amendments and approach to social structure and promotion of market oriented reforms. He added that the constitutional reforms in the country are aimed at strengthening the principles of democracy, freedom and the rule of law.
The meetings of Zbigniew Rau with representatives of religious communities and civil society of the country were announced. The Kazakh model of interethnic and interfaith harmony was highly valued by him, and he expressed gratitude to President Tokayev for the constant support of the Polish diaspora living in our country.

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Georgia’s freight turnover increased after modernization.

According to the report of Georgian-based non-governmental organization Society and Banks, revenues from transport services in Georgia would increase by about $150 million in April compared to 2021 and exceed $960 million in the ongoing year.
As Georgian Railway Director General Davit Peradze announced on Business Morning TV program on Monday, about 21 more million tons of cargo will be carried annually by Georgian Railway after the completion of the modernization of the network in the country.
According to Peradze, 27 million tons of freight is carried by the company per year, and an annual load reaches 12-13 million tons (the figure would attain 48 million after the modernization).
The local business online media outlet bm.ge cited Peradze: “The growth trend of the Georgian Railway has not stopped for the last four years, with a “record rate” of 10 percent increase observed in freight in 2021”.
The challenges the company is facing, including the lack of locomotives, an upgrade of the existing fleet, and further improvements to railway tracks, were also spoken about.
A profit of ₾23.5 million had been generated by the Georgian Railway in the first quarter of this year, according to the Director General.
The reports of the company announce a profit of ₾52,711 ($18,399/€17,179) in 2021 following four years of operating losses, with the consolidated revenue of the company reaching ₾547,868 ($191,237/€178,458) last year, compared to ₾489,370 ($170,818/€159,369) in 2020, in addition to about ₾164,000 ($57,245/€53,381) of losses.

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Uzbekistan, Mongolia to discuss strengthening trade and economic ties

A representative delegation of Mongolia headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Munkhjin Batsumber is arriving in Tashkent today. According to the Foreign Ministry, the delegation also includes a number of heads of Mongolian business structures. On June 2-4, meetings will be held at the ministries of foreign affairs, investments and foreign trade, and agriculture. It is … Read more

Ukraine exports over 1M tonnes of grain in May

Ukraine has exported more than 46.9 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops as of May 30, including 1.06 million tonnes in May. That’s according to the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, referring to figures from the State Customs Service, Ukrinform reports. Since the beginning of the 2021/2022 marketing year, … Read more

Serbia discussing gas supplies from Azerbaijan through IGB interconnector – deputy PM

Serbia is discussing gas supplies from Azerbaijan through Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB Project), Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and the Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlovic said at the 27th Energy Forum in Baku, Trend reports. “We discussed with the Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov the possibility of supplying Azerbaijani gas through … Read more

Moldovan authorities establish plan on facilitating export of perishable products

The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) and the Customs Service today established more measures for facilitating and promoting the export of perishable agricultural products made in Moldova. The action plan is stipulated in the common order on the procedure of charging customs duties for perishable farming goods from Moldova, signed by the leaderships of the … Read more