Estonia: construction up in Q1 2020

According to the information released by Statistics Estonia on May 26, in the first quarter of 2020, the total production of Estonian construction businesses in Estonia and abroad increased by 7% YoY. The construction volume increased in Estonia, but decreased in foreign countries. The production value of Estonian construction businesses amounted to EUR 631 million,…

Armenia: economic activity down in April 2020

Economic activity in Armenia shrank by 17.2% YoY in April, data from the National Statistical Service revealed. Economic activity has contracted as a result of a lockdown imposed in mid-March in a bid to curb the Covid-19 outbreak. Though the state of emergency has been extended, most restrictions have been removed. In the reporting period,…

Ukraine: sales of services down in Q1 2020

Services worth UAH 227 billion were sold in Ukraine in January-March, down by 1.7% YoY, according to the State Statistics Service. “In the first quarter of 2020, the volume of services provided by enterprises in the field of consumer services amounted to UAH 227 billion, or 98.3% of the volume provided in the relevant quarter…