Georgia: airport passenger traffic up in Q1 2018

Georgia’s three international airports served 839,612 passengers in the first three months of 2018, up by 36% YoY. The number of passengers who took regular or charter flights in Georgia increased in all three main airports of the country: Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport, Batumi International Airport and Kutaisi David Aghmashenebeli International Airport. More specifically,…

Ukraine: trade growth rate with Germany good

Ukraine and Germany are pleased with the growth rate of trade between the two countries, President Petro Poroshenko said during a joint briefing with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. “Chancellor Merkel and I are pleased with the growth rate of bilateral trade. It has grown by more than 20%. Germany remains one of the…

Ukraine: WB predicts inflation in 2018

The World Bank predicts that inflation in Ukraine in 2018 may reach 10%, as inflation risks remain quite significant, World Bank Economist for Ukraine Anastasia Golovach said at a press conference. “Inflation reached almost 14% in 2017. Inflation risks remain significant, and we expect inflation to reach 10% in 2018,” Golovach said. According to her,…