Estonia’s GDP increased by 4.2% YoY in the third quarter of 2017, Statistics Estonia reported on November 30. In the third quarter, the GDP at current prices was EUR 5.8 billion. The seasonally and working-day adjusted GDP remained at the same level compared to the second quarter of 2017 (with growth of 0.3%), but grew…
Profits of Estonia’s business sector totaled EUR 787 million in the third quarter, indicating an 8% drop YoY. Sales, meanwhile, increased by 10%, to EUR 13.9 billion, Statistics Estonia reported. Compared to the third quarter of 2016, total profits decreased in most economic activities. Construction, agricultural and manufacturing businesses contributed the most to the total…
The surplus of the national budget of Ukraine in January-October amounted to UAH 1.4 billion due to the surplus for the special fund of UAH 27.7 billion because of special confiscation in the amount of about UAH 30 billion in April this year, the State Treasury has stated. According to its data, the deficit of…
In January-September enterprises and organizations of Ukraine used UAH 259.5 billion of capital investments, up by 20.7% YoY, the State Statistics Service reported. According to the State Statistics, own funds of enterprises and organizations remained the main source of financing of capital investments, due to which 72.7% of the total volume was used. Significant shares…
Tajikistan and Germany signed agreements on financial cooperation for the period of 2016-2017 and on technical cooperation for the period of 2016-2017. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Economic Development and Trade Nematullo Hikmatullozoda and German Ambassador to Tajikistan Neithart Hofer-Wissing. These documents were signed in accordance with the agreements reached during the…
Ashgabat has hosted round table discussions on the Turkmen-Saudi relations, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message on November 27. The event was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Saudi delegation was represented by Rector of the Institute of Diplomatic Studies under the Ministry…
Ukraine hopes to receive the next payment of its $17.5 billion IMF program early next year and will aim to issue $2 billion on debt markets in 2018, finance minister Oleksandr Danyliuk declared. Oleksandr Danyliuk said that progress on the International Monetary Fund’s rescue plan depended on establishing a new anti-corruption court, as well as…