Ukraine: state debt up in July 2019

As of July 31 Ukraine’s state and government-guaranteed debt amounted to $82.40 billion, or UAH 2,066.9 billion, the Finance Ministry has reported. “As of July 31, the state and government-guaranteed debt of Ukraine amounted to UAH 2,066.92 billion or $82.40 billion, including the state and government-guaranteed external debt in the amount of UAH 1,246.01 billion…

Estonia: average wages up in Q2 2019

The average monthly wage rose to EUR 1,419 per month in the second quarter of 2019, figures released by Statistics Estonia showed. Compared to the same time period last year the average monthly salary increased by 7.4%. The average hourly gross wage was EUR 8.22 euros, up by 9%. The average monthly gross wages and…

Ukraine: profitability of enterprises up in H1 2019

The profitability of large and medium-sized Ukrainian enterprises reached UAH 218.1 billion in January-June, up by 23.4% YoY, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. “In January-June the financial result (pre-tax revenues) of Ukrainian large and medium-sized enterprises came to UAH 218.1 billion in revenues (UAH 176.8 billion in January-June 2018),” reads the report.…