Azerbaijan: Baku expanding railway network

Laying work of new station tracks started at the Eybat cargo train station in Qaradag district of Baku, said the message of the public-relations department of Azerbaijan Railways on February 5. A surge of cargo turnover is expected after the completion of large-scale projects carried out on the railways of the country, the message notes.…

Ukraine: economy to grow in 2018

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Ukraine Goesta Ljungman says the IMF estimates the growth of Ukraine’s economy in 2017 at 2% and forecasts an increase by 3-3.5% in 2018. Ljungman said that there was a definite resumption of economic growth. “Last year it was 2%. In 2018 it will increase by about 3-3.5%,”…