Uzbekistan: gold reserves up in January 2021

Uzbekistan’s foreign exchange reserves as of February 1 amounted to $34.3 billion, according to the updated data of the central bank. That is $500,000 more than at the beginning of the year. The decline has happened following a $700-million reduction in foreign currency. Meanwhile, Uzbekistan has managed to increase its gold reserves by 0.3 million…

Ukraine: GDP down in Q4 2020

Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, the State Statistics Service reported. The country’s GDP increased by 0.8% in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter (taking into account the seasonal factor), but decreased by 0.7% compared to…