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Egypt’s economy is rebounding registering its largest growth rate since the outbreak of the 2011 revolution, growing by 4.2 percent in FY 2014/15.

This report highlights export certification requirements for Russia.

This report is an overview of general legal and technical requirements imposed by the Russian Federation for food and agricultural imports.

Russian retail sales turnover in 2014 grew by 2.5 percent year-on-year (in comparable prices) while, in value terms, the indicator reached $694 billion.

On September 7, 2014 the former Minister of Agriculture Dr. Adel El Beltagy issued Ministerial Decree # 1495 to reestablish the National Biosafety Committee (NBC).

The devaluation of the Russian ruble in 2015 has had a positive impact on hotels in Russia.

On November 21, 2015, the Russian Government issued a Decree on the distribution of Russia’s 2016 tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for beef, pork, and poultry.

Eurasian Economic Commission adopted the Amendments to the Unified Sanitary-Epidemiological and Hygiene Requirements for Commodities Subject to Sanitary-Epidemiological Surveillance (Control).

Agricultural and Food Developments during the month of November 2015.

Russian Bans Imports of Some Turkish Food Products . . . Russian Salmon Harvest in 2015 Smaller Than Expected . . . Eurasian Economic Commission (EAEC) Adopts New Maximum Residue Limits . . .

On November 28, 2015, the Russian Government issued Decree No. 1285 imposing a temporary export ban on hides and skins which fall under HS codes 410411 and 410419 from November 30 until May 30, 2016.

The Eurasian Economic Commission published draft amendments No. 3 to the EAEU Technical Regulation “On Food Safety” for public comments.