Ukraine: economy ministry names major donors

Ukraine in the first half of 2017 implemented 415 international technical assistance projects worth a total of $5.32 billion, the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade reported. The major donors of technical assistance remained the U.S. with 104 projects worth $1.5 billion, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development with 39…

Estonia: economy not about to overheat

Estonia continued to be a net saver, and the country’s economy was not about to overheat, Tonu Palm, chief economist at Nordea, said in his comments on the reported 5.7% GDP growth. “The economy’s rapid growth stems from a low reference base in a situation where there has been underinvestment for years. Loan growth is…

Latvia: GDP up in Q2 2017

Compared to Q1 Latvia’s gross domestic product at constant prices increased by 1.2% in Q2. Compared to the corresponding period of 2016, in Q2 the GDP grew by 4% according to seasonally and calendar non-adjusted data and by 4.8% according to adjusted data. In Q2, the GDP amounted to 6.8 billion euros at current prices…