News about International trade
Kernel, the world’s largest sunflower oil producer and Ukraine’s largest agricultural holding company, has agreed to acquire 100 percent of shares in the agricultural company Enselco controlled by Andriy Verevskyy, the chairman of Kernel’s board of directors. This is stated in the company’s announcement on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, April 3.
Former Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Sturza believes that real economic relations between Moldova and Romania started only a few years ago.
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has paralyzed maritime transport, causing ad hoc fertilizer shortages and a spike in energy prices. However, for the potato and ‘chip’ industry worldwide, this means sharply reduced margins and operational uncertainty for the whole of the coming season. The crisis will definitely affect the Moldovan potato industry.
Russian pipeline gas exports to Europe rose 22% year-on-year in March amid the crisis in the Middle East.
The Armed Forces Operational Command has denied that Poland is providing its airspace for “offensive actions against Russia”. This is a response to emerging reports claiming that Poland allegedly allowed Ukraine to attack Russian ports through its territory. Earlier, the authorities of the Baltic states also denied such theses.
On March 30, the EU Council gave final approval to a regulation on the creation of the European Talent Pool, a new platform that will connect non-EU job seekers with employers in the EU.
Iran is a significant producer of apples and apple concentrate regionally and even globally. So as hostilities in the Middle East escalated, some operators had a not-so-healthy hope that the lack of supply from Iran would convert into higher demand and prices for these commodities. But that has not happened.
The Romanian Cabinet of Ministers has decided to reduce the excise tax on diesel fuel. The government has not yet specified how much lower it will be, but, according to Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, is “working hard on the calculations”.
Tesla CEO Ilon Musk has announced a massive investment in Japan to dramatically expand its service infrastructure and network of charging stations.
The fight against illegal listings on Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms is reaching a new level. After a series of court decisions in Spain, the pressure on rental services is intensifying in France. It is no longer just about landlords, but also about the online platforms themselves.
Germany is preparing major changes that will allow foreign graduates of vocational programs to start working immediately after graduation, according to Logos Press.
European Union countries granted citizenship to nearly 1.2 million people, the highest number in a decade, according to Logos Press.
The desire of Norway and Iceland to join the EU may slow down the integration process of Ukraine and Moldova. The enlargement policy against the backdrop of Europe’s confrontation with the United States tends to favor more financially secure countries.
The Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin with a humanitarian cargo of 100,000 tons of oil has arrived in Cuba, the Russian Transport Ministry said in a statement. It became the first vessel to deliver oil to Cuba since U.S. President Donald Trump announced on January 29 an energy blockade of the island (the decree provides for the possibility of imposing duties on countries violating the U.S. unilateral ban).
The U.S. president, along with aides, concluded that an attempt to deblock the strait would prolong the conflict more than originally planned. Washington also intends to demand that allies seek to open the strait.
The four largest producers of dairy products in Ukraine account for almost one-third of revenues in the dairy business in Ukraine.
The government will examine a draft agreement between the Moldovan Interior Ministry and the Department of Transport and the Irish Road Traffic Safety Authority on the mutual recognition and exchange of driving licenses.
US President Donald Trump has said he wants to “seize oil in Iran” modeled on a scenario in Venezuela.
The Moldovan government plans to conclude a legal assistance contract to represent the state in Ukraine. The matter concerns the procedure of recognition and enforcement of the judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal (CA Paris) of January 10, 2023.
