Development of export is a key priority for Ukraine as it generates about 50% of GDP. “Export generates about 50% of GDP, and its development is a key priority for Ukraine. For several years we have been managing to conclude three free trade agreements (with the EU, Canada, and Israel); to re-focus the exports in…
Georgia’s economy is growing steadily, show the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). The estimated real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in February equaled 4.6%, while in January-February it was 4.1% YoY. Last month the estimated real growth, compared to the same period of the previous year, was posted in…
According to Statistics Estonia, the turnover of retail trade enterprises increased by 5% at constant prices in February compared to the same month last year, reaching EUR 527.5 million. The turnover of shops selling manufactured goods increased by 6%. The greatest increase was reported for shops selling textiles, clothing and footwear, with sales increasing by…
In February the production output of industrial enterprises increased by 4% YoY. While production increased in the manufacturing and mining sectors, it decreased in the energy sector, Statistics Estonia reported. The total manufacturing production in February was 7% higher than in the corresponding month of 2018. Over a half of the branches of industry exceeded…
Ukraine’s state and government-guaranteed debt, estimated in U.S. dollars, shrank by 0.02%, or by $10 million, to $78.24 billion, in February. The debt in the hryvnia equivalent over the period under review fell by 2.8%, or by UAH 60.02 billion ($2.2 billion), to UAH 2.112 trillion (nearly $78.3 billion), according to the Ukrainian Finance Ministry’s…
Board of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has kept the discount rate at 4.5%, website of the bank says. According to it, there is a growth trend in the economy, which formed mainly in the manufacturing industry. Inflow of remittances into the country and the real wages growth continue to support the internal demand. Thus,…
In the fourth quarter of 2018, the number of registered unemployed in Ukraine decreased by 100 thousand people compared with the fourth quarter of 2017, and the unemployment rate shrank by 0.6%, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported. “According to the results of a sample survey of the population (households) on economic activity, the…