Customs Union dispute over EU food import ban cast shadow on birth of EEU

Customs Union dispute over EU food import ban:  Less than a month before the launch of the  Eurasian Economic…

Russia clamps down on food smuggling through the Customs Union

Russia clamps down on food smuggling: Russia’s food health and safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor is preparing to prohibit…

Kyrgyzstan ready to join EEU and Customs Union by year end

Kyrgyzstan ready to join EEU: Kyrgyzstan should have completed all the procedures  required for it to…

India and Customs Union prepare Free Trade Agreement

India and Customs Union: The Indian government has put its support behind a proposal to establish a…

Customs Union roaming charges set to be abolished

Customs Union roaming charges: The Eurasian Economic Commission is looking at ways of abolishing roaming charges for people…

East Kazakhstan – Customs Union trade hits $900m

East Kazakhstan: Trade between East Kazakhstan and other countries in the Customs Union reached $900 million in the first…

Customs Union railway JV gets green light from Kremlin

Customs Union railway JV: The Russian government has given its approval to a joint venture that will…

Single construction market for Belarus and Russia planned

Single construction market for Belarus and Russia: Russia and Belarus are planning to create a single construction…

Customs Union and India discuss Free Trade Zone

The Customs Union and India have been discussing the possibility of setting up a Free Trade Zone.…

Russian plant and transport import restrictions

Russian plant and transport import restrictions: The Russian government today imposed restrictions on the public procurement…

Turkey and Customs Union FTA on the cards

Turkey and Customs Union FTA: After talks last week between Russia’s Minister of Economic Development Alexei…

Kyrgyz tourist industry to gain from CU membership

The Kyrgyz tourist industry is set to emerge as one of the major winners if the country…

Kyrgyzstan accession to Customs Union still on course

Kyrgyzstan accession to Customs Union: Even though Customs Union accession would mean Kyrgyzstan making changes to 30 laws…

Donetsk wants to join Customs Union

The breakaway Donetsk Republic is planning to adopt the rouble as its national currency and is also considering…

Alcohol import duties to be frozen

Alcohol import duties: In an attempt to stem the growth of the black market in the…

Russia to fund Kyrgyzstan Customs Union accession roadmap

Kyrgyzstan Customs Union accession roadmap: Russia is to provide the government in Bishkek with $200 million on a non-refundable basis…

EEU treaty signed by Customs Union member states

EEU treaty signed: Leaders of the Customs Union member states of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus convened…

90% of Kyrgyzstan light industrial exports destined for CU

Kyrgyzstan light industrial exports: 90% of light industry products manufactured in Kyrgyzstan are exported to Russia…

Vietnam and Customs Union close to FTA

Vietnam and Customs Union: The Customs Union could sign a Free Trade Agreement  with Vietnam by the end of…

Customs Union diamond export rules relaxed

Customs Union diamond export rules: Companies wishing to export diamonds to countries outside the Customs Union will…

Car production in Kazakhstan quadruples

Car production in Kazakhstan has increased fourfold since the country joined the Customs Union, according to…

Kyrgyzstan Customs Union accession roadmap to be discussed

Kyrgyzstan Customs Union accession: The existing member states of the Customs Union will discuss the road map for Kyrgyzstan’s…

Customs Union food safety regulations introduced

As from today new Customs Union food safety regulations governing the import and export of meat…

Otorbayev and Shuvolov discuss Customs Union

Otorbayev and Shuvolov discuss Customs Union: Prime Minister Joomart Otorbayev has held talks about Kyrgyzstan’s accession…