Ruslan Mirsayapov, who left the post of the head of the State Committee of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Russia) on Foreign Economic Relations in February, which he has held since 2017, has been appointed to a new position.

The trade turnover between Turkey and Belarus increased by $59.8 million in 2019 compared to 2018, and amounted to $692.4 million, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade told Trend.

Trade turnover between Turkey and Azerbaijan increased by $180.6 million in 2019, exceeding $2 billion compared to 2018, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade told Trend.

From January through November 2019, the volume of exports from Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir to Azerbaijan exceeded $1 billion, a source in the Turkish Trade Ministry told Trend.

Azerbaijan remains one of Georgia’s largest trading partners, Georgian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Zurab Pataradze said, Trend reports citing Georgian media.

Azerbaijan is the most important economic and trade partner for Russia in the South Caucasus, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Economy Minister Niyazi Safarov said.

China's foreign trade registered steady growth in the first 11 months of 2019 by expanding 2.4 percent year on year, the General Administration of Customs said Sunday, Trend reports citing Xinhua.

In October of this year, Turkey’s trade turnover with Kyrgyzstan increased by $18.4 million compared to October last year, amounting to $51.4 million, Trend reports referring to the Turkish Trade Ministry.

Azerbaijan and Turkey intend to further develop trade between the two countries, Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said at the sixth meeting of agriculture ministers of the member countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Baku, Trend reports from the event Dec. 4.

If the funds are secured, Iran will send trade attachés to Azerbaijan and a number of countries, Iranian Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade and the head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO) Hamid Zadboum said, Trend reports referring to the website of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA).