Moldova: ANSA withdraws several batches of non-compliant products from market

On February 11-17, inspectors from the Territorial Directorates for Food Safety carried out 373 official inspections, of which 96 at trade establishments, 27 at public catering establishments, 65 at general education institutions and three at warehouses. As a result, several batches of products were withdrawn from the market. Following the official controls, 81 prescriptions were…

Georgia: domestic exports up in January 2022

Georgia exported locally produced goods worth $331.3 million in January, up by 47.6% YoY, the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) showed. Geostat said local exports in the country had accounted for 69.9% of total exports in the reporting period, amounting to $231.5 million, up by 39.1%. Georgia’s top trading partners…

Georgia: unemployment down in Q4 2021

The unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 1.4% YoY in the fourth quarter of 2021, amounting to 19%, the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) announced. In urban areas, the unemployment rate reduced by 2.1% and in rural areas by 0.2%. The economic activity rate, or the percentage of the country’s population that is able…