Ukraine: banks close over 800 branches in 2017

Ukrainian banks in 2017 reduced the number of their operating structural units by 827, to 9,489 branches as of January 1, 2018, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) website. In particular, the state-run Oschadbank closed the largest number of branches in 2017, namely 443 units, while UkrSibbank shut down 53 units, Pravex-Bank 45…

Estonia: tests of electronic traffic signs with changing information successful

The Road Administration will install electronic traffic signs with changing information permanently in the second half of this year, as the one-month testing period of the signs has been successful. The initial tests of electronic traffic signs were successful, Siim Vaikmaa, head of the Road Administration’s traffic management center, declared. Vaikmaa added that the development…

Tajikistan: GDP grows in 2017

The growth of the GDP in Tajikistan in 2017 amounted to 7.1% compared to 2016, the Tajik Statistics Agency reported. Tajikistan’s GDP amounted to about 61.1 billion somoni ($6.9 billion) in 2017. Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing and fish farming dominate in the GDP structure, making up 21.1% of the total GDP volume. The share of…

Ukraine second in butter supply to the EU

Following the results of 2017 Ukraine ranked second in terms of butter supplies to the European Union, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade – Ukraine’s Trade Representative Natalia Mykolska informed on her Facebook page. “Ukraine once again confirmed the existing status quo as a reliable and important player in the European Union’s agrarian market.…