Moldova: cooperation discussed with Japan

Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita welcomed Ambassador of Japan to Chisinau Yoshihiro Katayama and deputy head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency office in Ukraine Kumiko Kasai to discuss the last details before her visit to Tokyo, where she would attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the government’s communication and protocol department…

Poland: retail sales up in August 2022

Poland’s retail sales increased in real terms by 4.2% YoY and by 1% MoM in August, the Central Statistical Office said on September 21. Economists polled by PAP expected August’s retail sales to grow in real terms by 3% YoY and remain unchanged (at 1.2%) month on month. In current prices, retail sales increased by…

Georgia: economy to grow in 2022-2023

The Asian Development Bank projects the Georgian economy to grow by 7% in 2022, “driven by higher export and tourism revenue, a large inflow of money transfers, and strong private consumption”, the bank said in a report on September 21. The ADB also forecast Georgia’s real gross domestic product growth to be 6% in 2023,…

Poland: industrial production up in August 2022

Poland’s industrial output rose by 10.9% YoY in August, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on September 20. Month on month, industrial output increased by 0.7%. Economists polled by PAP expected August’s industrial production to grow by 9.8% YoY and to fall by 0.1% MoM. Manufacturing prices increased by 25.5% YoY and by 0.8% MoM,…

Georgia: economy up in Q2 2022

The Georgian economy grew by 7.1% YoY in the second quarter of 2022, while the gross domestic product deflator percentage change equaled to 8.2%, the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed. Geostat also said that the nominal GDP amounted to GEL 17.97 billion (about $6.37 billion). Significant contributions to the real…