The mining and quarrying sector, including oil and natural gas extraction, generated a gross output of C🐻ZK 67.3bn in 2017, decreasing by 0.7% y/y in real terms and recording the smallest drop in the period 2013-2017. The gross output of mining and ...

Russia’s vast territory, wide range of tourist attractions and proximity to European and Asian markets offer strong growth potential for the country’s tourism sectorᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ. However, high entry barriers, underdeveloped transport infrastructure ...

Poland has insignificant oil reserves and modest natural gas ones and is thus forced to import the bulk of energy sources to feed its growing economy. This creates a chronic trade deficit in crude oil, natural g🎀as and petroleum products, which ...

In 2018, agriculture, forestry and fishing in Romania constituted 4.ꦆ8% of the nominal GVA of the economy. The agricultural output value reached a record high of RON 90.2bn, up by 14.9% y/y. Animal production value was up by 5.5% y/y, while crop ...

Hungarian agricultural output amounted to HUF 2,594.7bn in 2017, up by 0.3% y/y. In volume terms the output shrank by 4.1% y/y, a🥂s unfavourable weꦅather conditions affected crop production, which made up 58% of the sector’s overall output value ...

Generating some 14% of Russia’s GDP and employing ov🌞er 13mn people, the retail sector is a significant driver of the country’s economy. In 2018, retail trade turnover inc😼reased by 6.2% y/y in value terms and by 2.8% y/y in ...

The mining industry is of strategic importance to the Russian economy, contributing about 12% to the  GDP, providing jobs to 1.1mn people and contributing a third to government rꦡevenues. Since Russia hosts one of the world’s largest ...

Romania is EU’s third largest natural gas and the fifth largest crude oil producer. The crude oil and natural gas production value came in at RON 17.8ꦐbn in 2018, or 19% of the country’s GDP at current prices. The sector provided ...

The changing demographic and disease profiles of Hungary were the drivers of the expansion of health expenditure in recent yea🅰rs. As a result, the country spent 7.4% of its GDP on healthcare in 2016, stil🅠l below the EU average. The government ...

Turkey has a well-developed food and beverage industry, which serves a population of over 82mn and around 40mn tourists annually. The sector accounts for almost 14% of Turkey&rsღquo;s total industrial production and is among the few having a positive ...