Turkmenistan: Ashgabat and Seoul discuss perspectives of trade and economic co-operation

President of Turkmenistan Gurbaguly Berdimuhammedow met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea Jong Tae-In, the Turkmen government said in a message. An exchange of views took place on the prospects for cooperation in the trade and economic sphere, energy and transport sectors, and in the field of advanced technologies. “An…

Ukraine: GDP growth to be 1.8% in 2017

The Economic Development and Trade Ministry expects that Ukraine’s GDP would grow by 1.8% at the end of 2017, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv has said. “By the end of 2017 we expect growth of 1.8%,” he said at a conference organized by Fitch Ratings in Kyiv on…

Estonia: economy up in Q3 2017

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…

Estonia: Q3 2017 profits of business sector down

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…