In 2020, Ukraine’s construction output grew by 4% YoY, according to the data provided by the State Statistics Service. In 2020, Ukraine’s total volume of construction products reached UAH 199 billion. Of this amount, new construction amounted to 36.1%, repairs (major and maintenance) totaled 36.9% and reconstruction and technical re-equipment – 27%. In particular, residential…
Uzbekistan forbade importing certain goods to the country. The list includes 529 items of foreign goods and services, which are manufactured by two or more national producers. The move aims at supporting domestic producers and expanding their participation in the public procurement system. The list includes: – Food products – chocolate, waffles, cookies, sunflower oil,…
Total industrial enterprises’ production fell by 5% in 2020, compared with the previous year, state agency Statistics Estonia reported. Production decreased in all three main industrial sectors: by 19% in energy production, by 13% in mining and by 4% in manufacturing. Statistics Estonia analyst Helle Bunder said that manufacturing production also fell in 2020, by…
“Risks of economic downfall remain high, given the increase in the number of new cases of the virus abroad and uncertainty about the timing of vaccination,” Aigul Berdigulova, a Senior Analyst at the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), has declared. According to her, worsening dynamics in the industry and construction sector led to acceleration of the…
In 2020, Odesa International Airport provided air services to almost 700 thousand passengers, down by 58% YoY, the airport’s press service reported. “9,332 flights were serviced,” reads the report. The airport management explained that passenger traffic decreased sharply due to the introduction of quarantine measures in Ukraine to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.…