Georgia: unemployment down in 2019

Georgia: unemployment down in 2019 The unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 1.1% YoY, to 11.6% in 2019, saids the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Last year the economically active population constituted 62.9% of the working age population (population aged 15 and older). “In comparison to the previous year, the economic activity rate decreased…

Ukraine: Finance Ministry borrows UAH 34.7 billion, $1.2 billion and EUR 277 million in bonds in January-April 2020

Finance Ministry borrowed UAH 34.7 billion ($1.3 billion), US$1.2 billion and EUR 277 million for the national budget at weekly bond auctions to place government domestic loan bonds in January-April. The weighted average yield on government bonds placement grew from 9.9% to 10.1% for securities in hryvnias and from 3.1% to 3.2% in dollars, while…