Reports
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
Ukraine Country Report Oct17 - October, 2017
October 3, 2017
The pace of economic recovery so far this year has not been particularly breathtaking as temporary negative factors, especially the suspension of trade in Eastern Ukraine, have prevented a
Belarus Country Report Oct17 - October, 2017
October 3, 2017
Belarus’s economy is doing a lot better than expected, with the government forecasting GDP growth may hit 1.7% this year, against expectations of no growth at all at the start of the
Russia Country Report Oct17 - October, 2017
October 3, 2017
Lifted by higher oil prices, Russian GDP has returned to positive growth this year as anticipated. Growth in the second quarter was 2.5%, more than expected, and growth forecasts for the whole year
Georgia Country Report Oct17 - October, 2017
October 2, 2017
Georgia, the small South Caucasus country of 3.9mn, grew by 4% y/y in the second-quarter of the year and 4.5% y/y in the first-half. The Georgian economy decelerated from 2.9% in 2015 to 2.2% in
Russia Country Report Sep17 - September, 2017
September 7, 2017
Russia’s economy continued to expand thanks to investment, which is mainly a function of continued infrastructure spending by exporters and the state, which, however, is not enough to offset weakness
Iran Country Report Sep17 - September, 2017
September 7, 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 Sep17 - September, 2017
September 4, 2017
Belarus has been the last horse out of the gate in the economic recovery stakes but the recovery is underway now. Belarus' GDP growth of 1% in the first half 2017 is a good result, as many were
Ukraine Country Report Sep17 - September, 2017
September 4, 2017
Ukraine's real GDP grew 2.4% year-on-year across April-June, the Ukrstat state statistics agency in Kyiv reported on August 14. That is good news, but it also shows the economy has slowed from the