Council of Ministers sums up social and economic performance over H1 2017

The government reviewed the country's economic performance over the first six months of 2017. The day before, the most important indicators were announced by the National Statistics Committee. The indicator used by the Council of Ministers to assess the overall situation is the GDP. Over the first half of the year it is in the black. The average growth across all branches of industry stands at 1%. Labor productivity is also growing. The goals are to increase the real incomes and to ensure growth in other spheres of economy.