Ukraine’s economic losses from the conflict in Donbas in 2016 amounted to 20.4% of GDP, according to statistics data given in the Global Peace Index, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace in Sydney, Australia. According to its data, the economic cost of violence in the country is 20.4% of GDP, or $66.749 billion…
The economy of Kyrgyzstan experienced a shock after joining the EEU, the Economist of the World Bank office in Kyrgyzstan Bakyt Dubashov said on June 2 at a press conference. According to the results of 2016, macroeconomic growth was noted at the expense of Kumtor, but even without gold mining, there is an increase of…
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Stepan Kubiv cut the government’s 2017 economic growth forecast to 1.8% from 3%, citing a trade blockade with separatist-held territories as one of the drivers for the revision. The new forecast is just below the central bank’s revised prediction of 1.9%. Kubiv said growth for 2018 would likely climb to 3%,…
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Paul Ross, visited Dushanbe on May 17-30 to conduct the 2017 Article IV consultation discussions. The team reportedly welcomed the authorities’ intention to resume discussions on a possible IMF program, and discussed steps that would demonstrate reform progress and pave the way to resume program negotiations. At…
The growth of Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) will accelerate from 1.8% in 2017 to 3% in 2018, 3.6% in 2019 and 4% in 2020, such a basic macro scenario was approved by the Ukrainian government at a meeting on May 31. “According to this scenario, the rates of business’ adaptation to new conditions, preservation…
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) believes attainment of a single-digit rate of inflation by late 2017 is feasible, CBA head Elman Rustamov said on May 30. “The forecasts of international organizations, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, for the rate of change of consumer prices in Azerbaijan are positive,” he said.…
In April the average salary of a full-time employee across Ukraine totaled UAH 6,659, down by 1.4% MoM and up by 36% YoY, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The average salary in April exceeded the minimum wage of UAH 3,200, 2.1-fold. According to the State Statistics Service, the actual salary decreased by…