Armenia: trade turnover with Switzerland up in 2017

Trade turnover between Armenia and Switzerland grew 3.6-fold in 2017, Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan said at a meeting with Dominique de Buman, President of the National Council of the Swiss Confederation. “We should consistently build on our achievements in bilateral economic ties,” the PM said. “We are confident that Armenia may attract Swiss capital,…

Belarus: trade with Armenia to increase

Belarus and Armenia have a big potential to increase mutual trade, Belarus’ Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said at a one-on-one meeting with his Armenian counterpart Karen Karapetyan. According to Karen Karapetyan, last year the two countries increased trade by 20%. However, the two states can do much more. “There are more opportunities for trade growth.…

Estonia: December 2017 retail turnover up

According to information released by Statistics Estonia on January 30, the turnover of retail trade businesses in December 2017 increased by 1% YoY at constant prices, totaling EUR 654.5 million. The turnover of stores selling manufactured goods increased by 7% compared to December 2016. Turnover increased in most economic activities, except for in non-specialized stores…

Ukraine: trade with Germany up in 2017

Mutual trade between Ukraine and Germany in 2017 grew by 21.5% YoY, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has reported after a meeting of Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman with representatives of leading German companies operating in Ukraine. “Last year the volume of mutual trade grew by 21.5%, and trade focus…

Ukraine: exports up in 2017

Ukrainian exports grew by 20% in 2017, Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman said. “In 2017, total exports grew by almost 20%, they were $35 billion in the nine months. This amount was paid to Ukraine for products created by Ukrainian hands,” he said while opening a Cabinet meeting. In his words, the European Union accounted for…