Kazakhstan: trade with Malaysia up in 2018

The volume of bilateral trade between Kazakhstan and Malaysia increased almost 4-fold compared YoY and amounted to $478 million in 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan reported. Exports from Kazakhstan reached $351.7 million, while imports from Malaysia reached $126.1 million. In 1996, Kazakhstan and Malaysia opened their embassies in Kuala Lumpur and Almaty,…

Estonia: 2019 economic growth to fall below 3%

Estonia’s 2019 economic growth is forecast to fall below 3%, while rapid wage growth is expected to attract growing numbers of foreign labor, according to the latest economic forecast published by Luminor. “Estonia’s strong GDP growth of 3.9% in 2018 is expected to follow a general moderation trend evident in external markets, and fall below…