Lithuania: GetJet Airline lays off over 90% of workforce

Lithuania’s wet-lease and charter services provider GetJet Airline has handed lay-off notices to 370 employees, the Employment Service has said. These include 14 technicians, eight flight coordinators, six maintenance control coordinators, five crew coordinators, five auditors and four financial controllers. GetJet Airlines had a total of 392 employees in February, based on data from the…

Georgia: economy up in February 2020

Georgian gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.2% YoY in February, showed the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). In February, the estimated real growth compared to the same period of the previous year occurred in the following sectors: wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, information and…

Ukraine: default possible without external support

Default is possible in Ukraine without external support from international financial institutions, but the government is doing its best to keep the country financially stable, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said. “First of all, we have to spend money on protecting the life and health of our citizens, rather than repaying foreign debt. Therefore,…