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EU issued the record weekly volume of licenses for Ukrainian wheat imports

The FINANCIAL -- According to the official data, in the current week the EU grain market management committee of the European Commission issued the licenses for imports of 325.25 thsd tonnes of Ukrainian wheat to the EU under the duty-free quotas, which became the maximum weekly index since the beginning of ...

Georgian and Armenian authorities discuss methods in fighting against transnational crime

The FINANCIAL -- Officials from Georgian and Armenian border and custom services recently held a bilaterial workshop in Yerevan on “Transnational Crime – Methods and New Trends” as part of an ...

IFC Supports Bank of Georgia with $90 Million to Boost Growth, Expand Financial Services

The FINANCIAL -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing Bank of Georgia, the country’s largest bank, a $90 million long-term loan to help expand access to finance, further diversifying ...

Kazakhstan restarted soybean meal imports from Ukraine

The FINANCIAL -- According to the official data, in April 2015 Kazakhstan imported 1.4 thsd tonnes of soybean meal, and the entire volume was purchased from Ukraine. It is worth noting that in ...

Ukraine: uncertainty of the state agrarian policy pushes away investors - World Bank

The FINANCIAL -- Uncertainty of the agrarian policy of the state is one of the major problems of the agricultural sector of Ukraine, which pushes away potential investors, declared Oleg Nivevsky, ...

Ukraine: in 2015/16 MY, the general harvest of oilseeds to exceed the last year volumes

The FINANCIAL -- In 2015/16 MY, the general harvest of oilseeds in Ukraine will reach 17.195 mln tonnes, an increase of 6.3% compared with the index in 2014/15 MY (16.172 mln tonnes), announced the ...

Ukraine planted spring grains and pulses throughout nearly 7 mln ha

The FINANCIAL -- As of June 2, Ukrainian agrarians planted spring grains and pulses throughout the areas of 6.798 mln ha, or 99% of the plan, as opposed to 7.628 mln ha on the same date last year, ...

The Georgian Foreign Minister has paid an official visit to Montenegro

The FINANCIAL -- On 4-5 June 2015, Georgian Foreign Minister Tamar Beruchashvili paid her first official visit to Montenegro, during which the meetings with Montenegro’s President Filip Vujanović, ...

Ukraine: sea ports reduced vegetable oils shipment

The FINANCIAL -- In January-May period of 2015, the Ukrainian sea ports processed 5.819 mln tonnes of liquid bulk cargoes, including 1.631 mln tonnes of vegetable oils, a decrease of 14.6% compared ...

Ukraine: sea ports increased grain cargoes shipment

The FINANCIAL -- In January-May period of 2015, the Ukrainian sea ports processed 13.129 mln tonnes of grain cargoes (including 12.878 mln tonnes of grains), an increase of 3.9% compared with the ...

Ukraine exported over 32 mln tonnes of grains

The FINANCIAL -- Since the beginning of 2014/15 MY, and as of June 4, Ukraine exported 32.18 mln tonnes of grains, declared the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of ...

Ukraine: in 2014, SFGCU purchased corn from Noble Resources Ukraine to fulfill the contract with China

The FINANCIAL -- In December 2014, PJSC State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine carried out purchasing of corn volumes from the company Noble Resources Ukraine to fulfill the contract with the ...

Solving the problem of missing persons during the conflict in Ukraine through joint efforts of all sides

The FINANCIAL -- The PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, meeting in Bishkek (Kirghizstan), has expressed its concern at the growing number of cases of missing persons ...