Ukraine: state debt down in October 2018

In October the overall state and government-guaranteed debt of Ukraine decreased by almost 0.5% MoM, the Finance Ministry’s press service reports. As of October 31 the overall state and government-guaranteed debt of Ukraine totaled $74.32 billion, down by $0.35 billion. According to the ministry, the state and government-guaranteed debt in hryvnia equivalent over the reporting…

Ukraine: MHP buys Slovenian poultry firm Perutnina Ptuj

Ukraine’s major chicken meat producer PJSC Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP) has signed an agreement to buy 90.68% of the issued share capital of a Slovenian poultry producer, Perutnina Ptuj (PP). “MHP SE, a leading international agro-industrial group, following the announcement of its intention to acquire Perutnina Ptuj D.D. on September 26, announces that MHP has signed…

Azerbaijan: economy growing

Fitch Ratings, an international rating agency, has noted improvement in the macroeconomic conditions in Azerbaijan, the agency said in a message. The message reads that in January-September the economy of Azerbaijan grew by 0.8% YoY, while the growth rate of non-oil GDP was 1%. Inflation fell sharply from 12.9% at the end of 2017 to…