Ukraine: economic cooperation discussed with Poland

The directors of departments of the economy ministries of Ukraine and Poland, Oleksiy Rozhkov and Jan Pawelec, discussed the dynamics of bilateral economic cooperation in the first quarter during a videoconference, Ukraine’s Embassy in Poland reported on Facebook. “The directors of departments of the economy ministries of Ukraine and Poland, Oleksiy Rozhkov and Jan Pawelec,…

Ukraine: poverty to grow in 2020

Ukraine’s Social Policy Ministry predicts poverty in Ukraine will have grown to 45% by late 2020, up by 6.5% YoY. According to M.V. Ptukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, poverty in 2019 was 38.5%, down by 4.7%. “Thus, media reports about a “sharp increase in poverty…

Georgia: external trade down in January-April 2020

Georgia’s external trade turnover amounted to $3.46 billion in January-April, down by 11.8% YoY, showed preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). The value of exports decreased by 11.9% and reached $778.2 million, while imports decreased by 11.8%, to $2.46 billion. The trade deficit of Georgia in January-April amounted to $1.46 billion,…