Tajikistan: coal exports up in 2025

In 2025, Tajikistan exported 558,700 tons of coal, Industry Minister Sherali Kabir announced at a press conference. According to him, this is 165,200 tons, or 42%, more than in 2024. During this period, Tajik coal was exported to two neighboring countries: – To Uzbekistan – 558,200 tons; – To Afghanistan – about 0.5 thousand tons.…

Ukraine: Zaporizhstal allocates over 5.5 million UAH to help employees whose homes were damaged by enemy shelling

Metinvest Group’s Zaporizhstal plant continues to fund a program to support employees whose homes were damaged as a result of hostilities. Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the plant has allocated over 5.5 million hryvnias to help employees. In wartime, the housing stock of front-line Zaporizhzhia is suffering significant damage. According to local…

Uzbekistan: Uzmetkombinat and Standard Chartered discuss development strategy and investment projects

On February 12, Chairman of the Management Board of Uzmetkombinat JSC Bakhadir Abdullayev held a meeting in Bekabad with a delegation from the international bank Standard Chartered. During the visit, the parties discussed opportunities for premium corporate, institutional and private clients to benefit from sustainable growth across the markets of Asia, Africa and the Middle…