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Georgian authorities predict 10% economic growth in 2025

Georgian authorities predict 10% economic growth in 2025

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said it was “absolutely realistic” for this year’s domestic economic growth rate to exceed 10%. The PM highlighted the 9% growth recorded in the past year, which he said was a …

Georgia's GDP increased by 9% last year

Georgia's GDP increased by 9% last year

Georgia's economic growth last year was approximately 9%. The country's authorities expect the GDP growth figures to surpass this figure this year.

Uzbekistan among 3 fastest growing economies in 2024

Uzbekistan among 3 fastest growing economies in 2024

The World Bank now forecasts that Uzbekistan's GDP will grow 6% in 2024, 5.8% in 2025 and 5.9% in 2026, according to the bank's latest Global Economic Prospects review. The bank's previous forecast in June predicted more …

Russia's Central Bank analysts raise forecasts for key rate

Russia's Central Bank analysts raise forecasts for key rate

Russia's Central Bank analysts have again raised their forecasts for the average key rate in 2024, this time to 17.1% from the 16.8% they were predicting in July. The 2025 forecast rises to 16.1% from 15%, 2026 to 11.5% from 10.6%, …

Türkiye sees highest growth in G20 area

Türkiye sees highest growth in G20 area

The GDP in the Group of 20 nations increased 0.9% in the first quarter of this year on quarterly basis, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) data showed. The figure accelerated from a 0.7% growth in the final …

Georgian economy shows stable growth

Georgian economy shows stable growth

Georgia's GDP grew 11.8% year-on-year in April 2024, the Georgian National Statistics Service reported. The average growth rate for the first four months of 2024 was determined at 9%. Manufacturing, construction, …

Siluanov: Russia's GDP to exseed IMF forecast in 2024

Siluanov: Russia's GDP to exseed IMF forecast in 2024

Russia's GDP in 2024 is expected to grow at the same rate as in 2023, when it expanded by 3.6%, Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said. "Russia is careful with the budget balance. Public debt remains at …

Georgia's GDP grows 7% last year

Georgia's GDP grows 7% last year

The Georgian GDP grew 8.3% year-on-year in December and by 7% in 2023, the Georgian National Statistics Office said. According to the office, last month’s growth was mainly driven by estimated real growth in construction, …

IMF revises upward outlook for Russian GDP

IMF revises upward outlook for Russian GDP

The International Monetary Fund has revised upward its estimates of economic development of Russia and forecasts Russia’s GDP to grow by 2.6% in …

Georgia to maintain economic growth - official

Georgia to maintain economic growth - official

Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili said the country would maintain the trend of economic growth this year. "The economic growth will be even higher in the coming years”, the minister said, adding that the latest …

IMF changes growth forecast for Georgian economy

IMF changes growth forecast for Georgian economy

The International Monetary Fund predicts GDP growth in Georgia in 2022 at 10%, which is 1 percentage point higher than the previous forecast. In September, the IMF predicted that the Georgian economy would grow to 9%, and the inflation …

Russia's GDP declines by 0.4% in first half of 2022

Russia's GDP declines by 0.4% in first half of 2022

Russia's GDP in January-June 2022, according to preliminary estimates, decreased by 0.4% in annual terms, according to the Russian State Statistics Service (Rosstat). According to the latest estimate of Rosstat, in the Q2 of 2022, …

PM highlights Georgia’s ranking as 2nd in Global Peace Index

PM highlights Georgia’s ranking as 2nd in Global Peace Index

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday highlighted the Global Peace Index showed the country ranked second in the world with the ten-year progress in peacefulness, and credited this achievement with the “correct policy” …

Russian GDP declines 3% in April

Russian GDP declines 3% in April

Russian GDP fell an estimated 3.0% year-on-year in April after growing 1.3% in March, 4.1% in February and 5.6% in January, the Economic Development Ministry said in an economic review. The economy grew an estimated 1.7% year-on-year in …