Georgia intends to begin indexing pensions to inflation and economic growth, says Georgian Finance Minister Ivane Matchavariani. “An increase in pensions for people less than 70 years old will be adjusted based on the inflation rate, while an increase of pensions for people above 70 will be adjusted based on 80% of economic growth as…
Economic activity in Armenia shrank by 4.9% YoY in March, data from the National Statistical Service revealed. Economic activity in the country has contracted as a result of a lockdown imposed in mid-March in a bid to curb the Covid-19 outbreak. In the reporting period, construction and trade declined by 26.2% and by 9.9%, respectively,…
Ukraine’s national budget in January-March grew by 25% YoY, from UAH 26.2 billion ($966.8 million) to UAH 32.732 billion ($1.21 billion). The country’s consolidated budget consisting of the national and regional budgets saw a UAH 17.324 billion ($639.3 million) deficit in the first three months of 2020, which was 93% higher than the deficit for…
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has assigned to work out an economic growth rehabilitation package by May 11. “The government and National Bank will have elaborated the economic growth rehabilitation package by May 11 to support the worst-hit industries. The country embarks on a brand new stage of its development. We will live in a new reality…
The COVID-19 pandemic and the slump in commodity prices will affect the inflow of remittances to Georgia, as some of the key remittance-sending countries such as Italy, Russia and the United States, have been strongly impacted, says the World Bank. “Remittances are an important source of income for households in Georgia and the COVID-19 shock…
Inflation will remain low in Ukraine in April, as there is no increased demand in the commodity and foreign exchange markets, according to preliminary data provided by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). “Inflation will remain low in April, according to preliminary data from the NBU online monitoring. Increased demand for essential goods and stir…
Armenia is still among countries having a low burden of foreign debt, but in the current coronavirus-related conditions an increase of the debt is unavoidable, Finance Minister Atom Janjughazyan has said while commenting on the bill to amend the budget. “The proposed scenario implies a 324-billion dram deficit. To fund this deficit we are considering…