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Heads of CIS Governments Sign Agreement to Establish Free Trade Zone
Main About Council News Activities Newsletters Information Trade Leads Recipes Contacts News Heads of CIS Government signed the agreement on establishing a free trade zone The heads of government of almost all CIS countries have signed the treaty establishing a free trade zone. Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan refrained today from his decision, but the governments…
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Ukraine May Reorient to Customs Union if EU Refuses Cooperation, Says Tigipko
Main About Council News Activities Newsletters Information Trade Leads Recipes Contacts News Tigipko: If EU says no, Ukraine is likely to reorient to Customs Union Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister and Social Policy Minister Sergiy Tigipko has said that if the European Union refuses to continue to cooperate with Kyiv, Ukraine is likely to join the…
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Russian National Dairy Producers Union to Lead Customs Union Agro-industrial Association
Main About Council News Activities Newsletters Information Trade Leads Recipes Contacts News The Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia and President of the National Dairy Producers Union (Soyuzmoloko) Andrey Danilenko is elected as the President of the Agro-industrial Association of the Customs Union. Supervisory Board of the Association is…
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Tajikistan’s Economy Posts Solid Growth in 2008 According to ADO 2009
Main About Council News Newsletters Information Trade Leads Recipes Contacts News Tajikistan�s economy posts solid growth in 2008: ADO 2009 In 2008, Tajikistan�s economy posted solid growth estimated at 7.9%, despite a decline in industrial production and contraction in the key aluminum and cotton subsectors, the Asian Development Bank�s (ADB) annual economic publication, Asian Development…
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Tajikistan Passes Law to Limit Imports and Support Domestic Producers
Main About Council News Newsletters Information Trade Leads Recipes Contacts News Tajikistan adopts law limiting imports The lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has endorsed a bill requiring import limits in order support domestic producers under conditions of the ongoing global financial crisis. A regular sitting of the fifth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon of…
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Ukraine’s Agricultural Ministry Expects 3.4% Decline in Meat Imports to 200,000 MTs in 2008
Central Asia Main About Council News Newsletters Information Trade Leads Recipes Contacts News Agricultural Policy Ministry expects meat imports to reduce by 3.4% to 200,000 MTs in 2008 The Agricultural Policy Ministry expects meat imports into Ukraine to reduce by 7,000 tons or 3.4% to 200,000 tons in 2008, compared with 2007. Vitalii Pakholiuk, the…
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Kyrgyzstan Begins New Year with Government Changes Amid Political Tension
Central Asia Main About Council News Newsletters Information Trade Leads Recipes Contacts News Kyrgyzstan: a New Year and new Government, but lingering hints of political rancor Kyrgyzstan is starting out the new year with a new parliament and cabinet. But the Central Asian nation remains politically bruised after a bitter election that involved allegations of…
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Kyiv’s Epidemiology Station Confirms No Anthrax in Hospital Soil Sample
Central Asia Main About Council News Newsletters Information Trade Leads Recipes Contacts News Kyiv�s Epidemiology Station finds no anthrax pathogens in soil sample taken from Zhovtneva hospital�s territory The Kyiv Municipal Sanitary and Epidemiological Station has found no anthrax pathogens in a soil sample taken from the territory of the Central Municipal Clinical Hospital (Zhovtneva…
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Kyrgyzstan’s New Prime Minister Prioritizes Economic Growth in Farming and Industry
Central Asia Main About Council News Newsletters Information Trade Leads Recipes Contacts News Kyrgyzstan: New Prime Minister makes economy a priority New Prime Minister Igor Chudinov, with a career spent in energy and industry, has vowed to boost Kyrgyzstan’s stagnant economy — particularly in key sectors such as farming, minerals and gold, and a fledgling…
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Uzbekistan’s President Commits to Promoting Economic Reforms After Reelection
Central Asia Main About Council News Newsletters Information Trade Leads Recipes Contacts News Uzbekistan: President professes desire to promote economic reforms With the formality of reelection behind him, Uzbekistan�s leader, Islam Karimov, says he is setting his sights on improving the country�s economic fortunes. Official economic statistics in Uzbekistan paint an upbeat picture. In a…