Ukraine: only reforms to accelerate economic growth

The economic potential of Ukraine allows achieving much better indicators of economic growth, but this potential is still constrained by insufficient reforms. Ivan Miklos, the former finance minister of Slovakia, co-chair of the Group of Strategic Advisors for Support of Reforms in Ukraine, made a relevant statement during the workshop on the economic development of…

Estonia: economy growing in Q1 2019

According to information released by Statistics Estonia, GDP grew by 4.5% YoY in the first quarter of 2019. The seasonally and working day adjusted GDP grew by 0.5% compared with the previous quarter and by 4.6% compared with the first quarter of 2018. Economic growth was driven by manufacturing. The last time that manufacturing had…

Georgia: 20% of population under absolute poverty line

About 20.1% of Georgia’s population is under the absolute poverty line, shows the latest data of 2018 poverty indicators published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Georgia’s population has slightly decreased, reaching 3,723,500 people as of January 1, says another data from Geostat. Most people under absolute poverty line live in the country’s…