Georgia: unemployment down in Q2 2019

The unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 0.7% to 11.4% in the second quarter of 2019, said the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). In Q2 the economically active population constituted 63.7% of the working age population (population aged 15 and older). “In comparison with the same quarter of the previous year, the economic activity…

Georgia: external trade down in January-July 2019

Georgia’s external trade decreased by 0.2% and reached $7.07 billion in January-July, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). The value of Georgian exports increased by 12.3%, to $2.10 billion, while the value of imports decreased by 4.7%, to $4.96 billion, said Geostat. In the reporting period Georgia’s trade deficit came out to $2.86…