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Ukraine harvested over 1.1 mln tonnes of grains

The FINANCIAL -- As of July 2, agrarians harvested 1.102 mln tonnes of grains and pulses throughout the areas of 366 thsd ha, or 7% of the plan. The average yield totaled 3.01 t/ha. Agrarians of 12 oblasts of Ukraine already started harvesting works. At the same time, on July 2, 2014, agrarians harvested 3.867 mln tonnes of grains throughout 1.371 mln ha (14%), with the yield of 2.8 t/ha, ...

Ukraine: in 2015/16 MY, the general grain harvest to total nearly 60 mln tonnes

The FINANCIAL -- The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine forecasted the general grain harvest in 2015/16 MY at the level of 60 mln tonnes, declared the press-service of the Ministry on ...

Georgia Power Reforms Support Economic Growth – ADB Report

The FINANCIAL -- Georgia’s power sector reforms over the past two decades have resulted in a dramatic turnaround in service and efficiency, which has helped support a resurgence of economic growth, ...

World Bank Supports Improved Tourism Infrastructure in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved on July 1 an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) loan in the amount of US$60 million to Georgia for the ...

Aviation: certifying third country operators to cut red tape and boost air safety

The FINANCIAL -- On July 2, the Commission and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued the first single air safety authorisations to 22 third country operators. These certifications will be ...

Parties still far apart after EU-Russia-Ukraine gas talks in Vienna

The FINANCIAL -- Trilateral gas talks took place in Vienna yesterday between the EU, Russia and Ukraine, with the parties “still far apart”, according to European Commission Vice-President Maroš ...

Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister has met the Israeli Ambassador in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- On 30 June 2015, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Davit Jalaghania met Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Georgia Yuval Fuchs, according to MFA ...

Ukraine to supply duty free agricultural products to the USA

The FINANCIAL -- Since the end of July 2015, Ukrainian companies will be able to realize duty-free exports of agricultural products to the USA. Ukraine as well as other countries-beneficiaries ...

In 2015, Ukraine to decrease agricultural commodities production

The FINANCIAL -- Due to unfavorable weather conditions, significant increasing of prices for material and technical resources, and some deficit of funds, in 2015 Ukraine will face some decreasing of ...

School Pupils will Depart for Pennsylvania School for Global Entrepreneurship in the USA

The FINANCIAL -- School pupils will depart for Pennsylvania School for Global Entrepreneurship in the USA through the initiative of LEPL Entrepreneurship Development Agency of the Ministry of Economy ...

In 2014/15 MY, Ukraine exported 34.8 mln tonnes of grains

The FINANCIAL -- According to preliminary estimations of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, in 2014/15 MY the export volumes of grains from the country including by-products, ...

Ukraine harvested over 0.9 mln tonnes of grains

The FINANCIAL -- As of July 1, agrarians harvested 929.4 thsd tonnes of grains and pulses throughout the areas of 310.1 thsd ha, or 6% of the plan. The average yield totaled 3 t/ha. At the same time, ...

In the current MY, Ukraine to reach the record harvest and export volumes of soybeans

The FINANCIAL -- In the current MY, in terms of favorable weather conditions Ukraine may reach the record indices of the general harvest and exports of soybeans, declared Oleksiy Pavlenko, Minister ...