Reports
Iran Country Report Mar18 - March, 2018
March 7, 2018
Iran’s economy has experienced an “impressive recovery” since international sanctions were lifted in January 2016 and delivered an annual economic growth of 12.5% in the last Persian year ended March
Belarus Country Report Mar18 - March, 2017
March 6, 2018
The economy grew 4.6% year-on-year in January, with the real (non-nominal) GDP measure showing 11.6% growth. The National Bank chalks it up to a result of increased state wages and rising labor
Ukraine Country Report Mar18 - March, 2018
March 5, 2018
Last year the Ukrainian economy expanded by 2.2%, in spite of the trade suspension with the non-controlled area in the East, which dampened growth by ca. 0.9%. Except for inflation, which
Russia Country Report Mar18 - March, 2018
March 5, 2018
Preliminary figures from Rosstat show that Russia’s economy turned the corner in 2017 and GDP grew by 1.5%, slightly less than nearly all forecasters had expected. Recovery was relatively slow given
Georgia Country Report Mar18 - March, 2018
March 3, 2018
Georgia, the small South Caucasus country of 3.9mn, grew by 4.4% y/y in January, down from 4.8% in December and 5.2% y/y in January 2017. Overall, the economy achieved 4.8% growth in 2017. The
Iran Country Report Feb18 - February, 2018
February 12, 2018
Iran’s economy has experienced an “impressive recovery” since international sanctions were lifted in January 2016 and delivered an annual economic growth of 12.5% in the last Persian year ended March
Georgia Country Report Feb18 - February, 2018
February 2, 2018
Georgia, the small South Caucasus country of 3.9mn, grew by 4.7% y/y in December and in the last quarter of 2017. Overall, the economy achieved 4.8% growth in 2017. The Georgian economy appears to
Russia Country Report Feb18 - February, 2018
February 2, 2018
The Russian economy grew by 1.5% in 2017 as it finally emerged from several years of recession. The country's GDP in 2017 increased to RUB92.08 trillion from RUB85.92 trillion in 2016. In
Belarus Country Report Feb18 - February, 2018
February 2, 2018
The Belarusian economy is doing well as it is being lifted by the economic revival in Russia. The country has emerged from recession as a result of improved trade flows. At the same time Eurobonds
Ukraine Country Report Feb18 - February, 2018
February 2, 2018
Ukraine economy is recovering but the slow pace of that recovery has disappointed. The economy generated lackluster growth of just above 2% over the past two years. Industrial production was flat
Georgia Country Report Dec17 - December, 2017
December 5, 2017
Georgia, the small South Caucasus country of 3.9mn, grew by 4.9% y/y in the first half of 2017 and 4.7% in the first three quarters . The Georgian economy decelerated from 2.9% in 2015 to 2.7% in
Belarus Country Report Dec17 - December, 2017
December 4, 2017
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised upward the forecast for Belarus' GDP growth to 1.5% in 2017 from its previous estimate of a 0.5% contraction in its May
Ukraine Country Report Dec17 - December, 2017
December 4, 2017
Ukraine's real GDP grew 2.1% year-on-year in July-September, the Ukrstat state statistics agency reports which while encouraging is still well under potential. The population are still mired in
Russia Country Report Dec17 - December, 2017
December 4, 2017
Russia’s GDP rose 2.2% y/y in 3Q17 due to the one-off support from agricultural sector and steadier acceleration of retail sales and will end the year with about 2.0-2.1% of growth as predicted.
Iran Country Report Nov17 - November, 2017
November 15, 2017
Iran’s economy has experienced an “impressive recovery” since international sanctions were lifted in January last year and delivered an annual economic growth of 12.5% in the last Persian year ended
Belarus Country Report Nov17 - November, 2017
November 3, 2017
The Belarusian economy is doing a lot better this year than anyone thought it would do at the start of this year - largely thanks to Russia’s economic recovery. The IMF revised its forecast for
Ukraine Country Report Nov17 - November, 2017
November 3, 2017
Electioneering for the presidential vote in 2019 is in full swing now and increasingly affecting the political agenda, slowing reforms as the government is starting to put off the more painful
Russia Country Report Nov17 - November, 2017
November 3, 2017
Russian GDP grew in April-June by 2.5% y/y. According to fresh GDP figures, however, much of the growth came from a build-up in inventories, suggesting that growth is still on a rather fragile base.
Georgia Country Report Nov17 - November, 2017
November 3, 2017
Georgia, the small South Caucasus country of 3.9mn, grew by 4.9% y/y in the first half of 2017 and 4.7% in the first three quarters . The Georgian economy decelerated from 2.9% in 2015 to 2.7% in
Iran Country Report Oct17 - October, 2017
October 9, 2017
Iran’s economy has experienced an “impressive recovery” since international sanctions were lifted in January last year and delivered an annual economic growth of 12.5% in the last Persian year ended