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Ukraine to increase the planted areas of buckwheat

The FINANCIAL -- It is reasonable to increase the planted areas of buckwheat in Ukraine to ensure the food security of the country, and keep the required level of carry-over stocks of buckwheat, declared Oleksiy Pavlenko, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, on May ...

Ukraine: in 2015, UkrLandFarming to harvest 2.4 mln tonnes of corn

The FINANCIAL -- The agricultural holding UkrLandFarming PLC plans to harvest 3.6-3.7 mln tonnes of agricultural crops in 2015, declared Oleg Bakhmatyuk, Chairman of the Board of the Group, on May ...

Ukraine completely used the annual quotas on export of groats, flour and corn to the EU

The FINANCIAL -- As of the beginning of May 2015, the agrarians of Ukraine, realizing commodity exports to the European Union within the autonomous trade preferences, completely used the annual ...

Forest protection in Georgia: FLEG supports forest restoration works in Ajara region

The FINANCIAL -- The EU-funded Forest Law Enforcement and Governance Programme (FLEG II) is supporting forest restoration works in the Ajara region of Georgia, which suffers from ...

Ukraine: in 2015, grain harvest to exceed 55 mln tonnes

The FINANCIAL -- In the current year, the general grain harvest in Ukraine will exceed the level of 55 mln tonnes, forecasted by the US Department of Agriculture, declared Oleksiy Pavlenko, Minister ...

The Georgian Foreign Minister has participated in the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers

The FINANCIAL -- Georgian Foreign Minister Tamar Beruchashvili took part in the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers held on 13-14 May 2015 in Antalya, Turkey, according to MFA ...

The Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister has met the delegation of Bundestag’s Germany-South Caucasus Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group

The FINANCIAL -- On 13 May 2015, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Gigi Gigiadze met Bundestag’s Head of the Germany-South Caucasus Friendship Group Karin Strenz. The delegation included ...

EBRD and Georgia’s BasisBank deepen cooperation

The FINANCIAL -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is deepening its cooperation with Georgia’s BasisBank through a $31.5 million package of loans including support for ...

US$ 10.9 million loan to Georgia’s Aversi Pharma to expand health care

The FINANCIAL -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a US$ 10.9 million loan to Aversi Pharma LLC, one of the leading Georgian health care companies, to support a ...

Ukraine planted spring grains and pulses throughout 6.25 mln ha

The FINANCIAL -- As of May 15, Ukrainian agrarians planted spring grains and pulses throughout the areas of 6.251 mln ha, or 89% of the plan, as opposed to 7.285 mln ha on the same date last year, ...

Ukraine Recession Deepens as GDP Falls 17.6% on Year in First Quarter

The FINANCIAL -- The contraction of Ukraine's gross domestic product accelerated in the first quarter to 17.6% on the year, the State Statistics Service said on May 15, according to ...

EBRD and EU launch first project under DCFTA Facility in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €1.9 million loan to local broadcast operator Stereo+ Ltd, together with Georgia’s TBC Bank, to support ...

Ambassador Norland cuts ribbon at newest Wendy’s

The FINANCIAL -- On May 13, Ambassador Richard Norland helped cut the ribbon to open Wendy’s newest restaurant in Georgia -- located on Aghmashenebeli Avenue near the Embassy in Tbilisi, according ...