Ukraine: industrial production down in January 2019

Ukraine’s industrial production declined by 2.9% in January compared to January 2018, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported. According to the seasonally adjusted index of the state statistics agency, industrial output in January 2019 shrank by 0.5% compared to December 2018. According to unadjusted indices, the drop in industrial production last month was 3.3%…

Ukraine: trade and economic cooperation discussed with Qatar

The representatives of Ukraine and Qatar have discussed the issues of bilateral trade and economic cooperation and the opportunities for investment in Ukrainian infrastructure, agriculture, and energy sectors. “The main talking points of the meetings were the issues of bilateral trade and economic cooperation, the opportunities for investment in Ukrainian infrastructure, agriculture and energy sectors,…

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…