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Upharmacia January 2017
CIS REGION PHARMA
NEWS & EVENTS / 2016 FY
A zerbaijan
The construction of Azerbaijani-Iranian pharmaceutical plant Caspian
Pharmed has been launched. USD 20 mio will be invested. The
construction is to finish in 3Q2018.
• Azerbaijan is considering the establishment of joint plants with Turkey and
Ukraine, the Economy Minister reported. European partners are also considered.
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In 2016, 80% of medicines was imported from European and other developed countries; the rest
was related to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, the Economy Minister noted.
B elarus
At least three new pharmaceutical plants will be opened in Belarus in
the coming years with participation of India, Chairman of the Council of
the Republic of the National Assembly said during the ground-breaking
ceremony for the new plant in Skidel. Other two plants are under the
construction and are located in Kolyadichi and Beshankovichy.
• Belarus plans to enhance export of medicines in Africa and South-East Asia, the Director of
Pharmaceutical Development Department said.
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Innovative veterinary preparations for the treatment and prevention of diseases of agricultural
and domestic animals have been developed in Belarussian State University.
G eorgia
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Georgia Healthcare Group has completed the merger of JSC ABC
Pharmacia, the fourth largest pharmaceutical retailer and wholesaler in
Georgia, to form a new pharmacy network JSC Georgian Pharmacy (GEFA).
K azakhstan
The CEO of Kazakhstan’s Single Distributor SK-Pharmacia proposed to
work out the possibility to conduct joint public procurements of pharma-
ceuticals with member-states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
• In 2016, consumer prices of pharmaceuticals increased 17.7% y-o-y, medical
services – 12.5%. The overall CPI amounted 8.5%, the Statistics Committee
reported.
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R ussia
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GM of Teva Russia and Eurasia reported that Teva plans to increase the
production capacities in Russia to 2 bln tablets per year, but is not planning to
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