Kazakhstan: Kostanay region economy up in 2018

Enterprises of the mining sector of Kazakhstan’s Kostanay region produced goods for 361.7 billion tenge in 2018, up by 15.5%, governor of the region Arkhimed Mukhambetov said. He also noted positive trends in all major macroeconomic indicators. The head of the region said that industrial enterprises manufactured products for 871.7 billion tenge. Mukhambetov touched on…

Armenia: trade turnover with EU up in 2018

Armenia’s trade turnover with the member states of the European Union recorded a major growth in 2018, comprising $1 billion 830 million 74 thousand, moreover, the export grew by nearly 8%. The GSP+ privileged trade regime and the new electronic system for certification of origin of goods greatly contributed to the boosting of the commercial…

Azerbaijan: GDP up in January 2019

Azerbaijan’s GDP in January amounted to almost 5.9 billion manats, up by 2.9% YoY, the State Statistics Committee reported. GDP per capita was 601.1 manats. The volume of GDP produced in the non-oil sector of Azerbaijan increased by 2.7%, while there was an increase of 3.2% in the oil and gas sector. In 2018, except…

Ukraine: trade with EU up in 3 years

Trade between Ukraine and the EU has increased by 60% in the past three years, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said during his speech at the panel discussion “Security in Eastern Europe” within the framework of the Munich Security Conference. The president noted that Ukraine’s external trade with EU countries accounted for 43%. “Europe for…

Ukraine: real GDP up in Q4 2018

Real GDP of Ukraine increased by 3.4% in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine has reported. Real GDP in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 1.1% QoQ (taking into account a seasonal factor), and by 3.4% compared to the fourth quarter of…