Consumer inflation in Ukraine in August decreased by 0.2% MoM, according to the State Statistics Service. Consumer prices in August decreased by 0.2% compared to July, but increased by 1.2% compared to December 2019 and by 2.5% compared to August 2019. In general, in January-August, prices on the consumer market rose by 2.4% YoY. Core…
In July, the foreign trade turnover of Latvia amounted to EUR 2.38 billion, down by 3.5% YoY at current prices was 3.5%, of which the exports value of goods dropped by 0.3%, and imports value of goods – by 5.9%. Latvia exported goods in the amount of EUR 1.05 billion, but imported – in the…
While exports of goods fell by 1% YoY in July, a fall in re-exports was the main factor in the decline, and exports of goods of Estonian origin actually grew, state agency Statistics Estonia said. Imports fell by 6% over the same period, the agency said. The trade deficit fell by EUR 77 million, to…
In January-August, the share of agriculture in GDP rose by 4.9% YoY and amounted to 2.4 trillion tenge, Agriculture Minister Saparkhan Omarov has announced. According to the minister, a 4.9% rise in the share of agriculture in GDP was fueled by the increased production, with Akmola, North Kazakhstan and Kostanay regions being three regions with…
UAH 163.78 billion as capital investment was attracted to Ukraine’s economy in the first half of 2020, down by 30% YoY, State Statistics Service reported. In particular, UAH 63.26 billion was attracted to industry (-37.2%); UAH 20.68 billion to construction (-22.9%); UAH 14.54 billion to agriculture, forestry and fisheries (-44.5%); UAH 13.31 billion to wholesale…
Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins hopes the government will be able to approve next year’s budget framework as soon as next week, as the politician admitted in a conversation with journalists after meeting with coalition partners on September 7. The prime minister explained that the next year’s state budget would be the main topic of government…
Ukraine intends to resume and expand agricultural exports, attract Chinese investment in agricultural, industrial and technology parks in Ukraine, infrastructure and energy projects, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna has said during a meeting with with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Ukraine Fan Xianrong. “90% of corn imported by…