Ukraine: trade turnover with Moldova up in 2017

Economic relations between Ukraine and Moldova have been developing dynamically. The trade turnover between the countries has increased by 30% this year, deputy chairman of the “Ukrainian Prism” foreign policy council Serhiy Herasymchuk announced during presentation of the research “Ukraine-Moldova: New Challenges and New Opportunities in Bilateral Relations”. “Ukraine is one of the main trade…

Belarus: Belarusbank to hold IPO in 2019

Belarus’ largest bank Belarusbank may arrange an initial public offering (IPO) in 2019, First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vasily Matyushevsky declared on November 29. According to the source, persistent work is in progress to arrange the IPO. “I hope we will be able to carry out the initial public offering in 2019,” said Vasily…

Azerbaijan to launch direct flights to Croatia

Azerbaijan offers Croatia to launch direct flights for development of tourism, Azerbaijani Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev said. Mustafayev made the remarks at a meeting with Croatian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts Martina Dalic in Baku, the Azerbaijani Economy Ministry reported on November 29. Speaking about cooperation between the two countries, Mustafayev…

Estonia: Q3 2017 profits of business sector down

Profits of Estonia’s business sector totaled EUR 787 million in the third quarter, indicating an 8% drop YoY. Sales, meanwhile, increased by 10%, to EUR 13.9 billion, Statistics Estonia reported. Compared to the third quarter of 2016, total profits decreased in most economic activities. Construction, agricultural and manufacturing businesses contributed the most to the total…