President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Ukraine is ready to supply electricity to Bulgaria. He said this at a press briefing following his meeting with Prime Minister of Bulgaria Kiril Petkov. “We have discussed cooperation in the energy sector. Ukraine is ready to supply electricity to Bulgaria. We are also interested in diversifying gas supplies…
Lithuania’s economy grew by slightly more than 4% in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year, most economists estimated. Four out of the six experts surveyed believe that the country’s GDP growth ranged from 4% to 4.4%, while one analyst said it grew by 3.2% and another analyst said…
Poland is facing double-digit inflation, the president of the Polish Development Fund has said. The warning comes, as prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) increased by 12.3% YoY and by 2% MoM in April, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported in a flash estimate. Economists polled by PAP Business estimated that…
The estimated real Gross Domestic Product of Georgia increased by 10.6% YoY in March, while the average GDP grew by 14.4% in the first quarter, the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed. The largest share of GDP growth was posted in the following sectors: manufacturing, transportation and storage, electricity, gas, steam…
From June 1 onward the general water supply and sewer tariff in Riga will increase by 22.4%, reaching 2.35 EUR/cubic meter instead of the current 1.92 EUR/cubic meter, according to the decision made by the Public Utilities Commission. The water supply tariff will be 1.02 EUR/cubic meter, which is EUR 0.17 more than it is…
The turnover of retail trade enterprises in Estonia in March totaled EUR 891 million. Compared with March 2021, turnover increased by 18% at constant prices, Statistics Estonia said. The increase in retail trade turnover in March was influenced primarily by stores selling manufactured goods, where turnover increased by 33% YoY, according to Statistics Estonia analyst…
Fruit producers, members of the Association of Fruit Producers and Exporters Moldova Fruct met at the General Assembly of the Association. The participants mentioned that the fruit sector in the Republic of Moldova was going through an unprecedented period, and in order to face the challenges, support from the state and development partners was needed.…