Georgia: external trade up in January-September 2022

Georgian external trade turnover amounted to billion in January-September, up by 35.3% YoY, the National Statistics Office revealed on October 13. Trade deficit reached $5.41 billion, and the share of trade turnover hit 39.8%. Last year Georgia’s exports totaled $4.24 billion, while imports reached $10 billion. The total turnover was $14.31 billion, while the trade…

Ukraine: electricity supply restored for almost 4,000 settlements and millions of consumers

Ukraine was prepared for the situations that russia would try to destroy important infrastructure facilities – various response scenarios were developed, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal noted at a Government session. “The Ukrainian power grid is operating as normal. We did not request any emergency aid from our European neighbors. We don’t experience a shortage of…