Ukraine posted the highest economic growth among CIS nations in 2004, with GDP rising 12%, the CIS Interstate Statistical Committee said
Published:
9 February 2005 y., Wednesday
Ukraine posted the highest economic growth among CIS nations in 2004, with GDP rising 12%, the CIS Interstate Statistical Committee said.
Russia and Kyrgyzstan had the lowest growth of 7.1% in both cases, the committee said.
GDP grew 11% in Belarus, 10.6% in Tajikistan, 10.2% in Azerbaijan, 10.1% in Armenia, 9.4% in Kazakhstan, 8.4% in Georgia and 7.3% in Moldova, the committee said.
The committee did not give GDP growth figures for Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan.
GDP grew 8% in the CIS as a whole in 2004, as in 2003. Industrial output was up 7%, compared with 8% in 2003, retail grew 13%, compared with 10%, and capital investments increased 14%, compared with 16%.
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