Summary: Ukraine’s economy is recovering nicely and likely to show its highest quarterly growth since 2007 in the second quarter - about 8.0% year-on-year – after five successive quarters of ... more
Summary: The Russian economy surpassed pre-COVID-19 levels in 2Q21, with the country’s 1H21 growth estimated at 4.6% YoY and its 2Q21 growth at 10.1% YoY, according to the Ministry of Economic ... more
Summary: Georgia’s estimated real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in May amounted to 25.8% y/y, while for January to May it was 11.5%, according to a rapid estimate by national statistics ... more
Summary: Iran’s economy grew by 3.6% in the 2020/2021 Persian calendar year (ended March 20), Akbar Komijani, lately appointed caretaker governor at the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), was cited as ... more
Ukraine country report for July ... more
Russia country report for July 2021 ... more
Summary: Turkey is entering an era of violence. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened the opposition with describing a mob attack against Iyi Party leader Meral Aksener as “these are your ... more
Summary: Iran has moved out of its three-year recession after recording two consecutive quarters of growth, the Central Bank of Iran’s (CBI’s) governor Abdolnasser Hemmati has announced on his ... more
Summary: Ukraine’s economy is recovering nicely and looks forward to strong growth in 2021, but a number of uncertainties remain. The economy has begun to grow again, but Ukraine is still ... more
Summary: Russia’s economy continued to recover in the first three months of this year. Although January and February posted negative growth the moment was clearly already growing on the ... more
Summary: Georgia’s GDP surged by 44.8% y/y in April, according to preliminary estimates from statistics office Geostat. Recoveries seen in both external and domestic demand contributed. GDP was ... more
Summary: Iran has moved out of its three-year recession after recording two consecutive quarters of growth, the Central Bank of Iran’s (CBI’s) governor Abdolnasser Hemmati has announced on his ... more
Summary: Georgia’s first-quarter GDP contracted by 4.2% y/y, according to the rapid estimate published by statistics office Geostat. The figure marks a clear improvement from the 6.8% decline ... more
Summary: “Third Wave of COVID-19” is an undeniable fact now. Official daily cases figures broke consecutive records. Russia restricted flights to and from Turkey until June 1. When it comes ... more
Summary: Ukraine’s economy contracted by 2.8% in January and February, compared to the first two months of last year, estimated the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. Except for retail ... more
Summary: Russia’s economy began to clearly emerge from the coronacrisis in March as industrial production went into the black for the first time in almost a year posting a 1.1% expansion, and ... more
Summary: Ukraine’s economy continues its strong post-Covid recovery in February, albeit remaining in the red. Although the economic indicators for 1Q21 will likely be sluggish, they should ... more
Summary: Iran has moved out of its three-year recession after recording two consecutive quarters of growth, the Central Bank of Iran’s (CBI’s) governor Abdolnasser Hemmati has announced on his ... more
Summary: Has Erdogan totally lost sight of reality? On March 19, he fired the third central bank chief in less than two years. Balance of payments crisis and authoritarian crackdown seem ahead. ... ... more
Summary: The Russian economic recession has ended, according to the Higher School of Economics (HSE). Russia had one of the mildest contractions of any major economy in the world, however the ... more