Ukraine: inflation to reach 10-20% in 2022

Inflation in Ukraine will reach 10-20% this year. Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleh Ustenko said this during a national telethon. “I believe that inflation will be between 10% and 20% this year. This is a significant inflation, but I hope that if the war stops soon enough, the situation will develop in a positive way and…

Georgia: dependence on wine exports to Russia drops

Georgia’s previous 80% dependence on wine exports to the Russian market has dropped to 57%, Otar Shamugia, the Georgian Agriculture Minister, has said. The minister noted the Government had been implementing projects for diversification of the wine export market with the involvement of the country’s National Wine Agency, pointing out about 12 million lari ($3.9…

Moldova: 295 Ukrainian refugees employed

The National Employment Agency (ANOFM) announced that 295 Ukrainian citizens had been employed. According to ANOFM data, they are 231 women and 64 men. Most of them – 202 – have been employed in Chisinau. The refugees found jobs in the following sectors: programmer, engineer, seamstress, salesman, sales consultant, cook, waiter, subassembly fitter, nurse, production…

Estonia: speed limits increasing on bigger highways

The Transport Administration is increasing speed limits on state roads with separated driving directions. This year, the speed limit is being increased on four-lane and 2+1 roads with separated driving directions; the speed limit will remain unchanged at 90 km/h on two-lane roads. The speed limit on a 24-kilometer section of Tallinn-Tartu Highway between Kose…

Ukraine: continued economic support from partners important

Continued economic support by Ukraine’s partners is very important for rebuilding Ukraine, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has announced this on Twitter. “Continued economic support by Ukraine’s partners is essential to lay the foundations for rebuilding a modern competitive Ukraine,” she wrote. According to Reuters, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said earlier he would attend…