The sum of infrastructure damages has already reached $104 billion. At least 45 million square meters of housing, 656 hospitals, more than 1,200 educational institutions, nearly 25,000 kilometers of roads, 300 bridges and 12 airports have been destroyed or damaged as a result of Russian strikes. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said this via…
As many as 240,000 Ukrainians have found employment under a simplified procedure introduced to help them find work, the Polish family and social policy minister said on June 20. Under a special law, Ukrainian citizens who arrived in Poland after February 24, when Russia invaded their country, can take up employment without the need to…
The industrial producer price index rose by 33.7% YoY in May. Leading analyst at Statistics Estonia Germo Valgenberg said: “In manufacturing as a whole, prices increased by 24%, whereas in the manufacture of food products, prices rose by 21.2%.” Valgenberg explained that this May’s index was primarily affected by price increases in the production of…
Last week, Latvia banned Russian and Belarusian nationals and firms from holding stakes or managing companies key to national security. Lithuania has already similar controls in place, according to an MP. “We already have what Latvians have done, as companies that do not meet the Euro-Atlantic security criteria simply cannot participate in transactions, let alone…
Inflation in Poland will probably reach its peak either in the third or fourth quarter of 2022 and then will start to fall, a deputy finance minister has said. Piotr Patkowski also said the predicted peak for inflation would occur “if the current geopolitical situation does not change”. “It seems that this moment is not…
Management of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development and the State Road Administration (ASD) assessed the level of execution of the rehabilitation works of the national road R6 Chisinau-Orhei-Balti and found that they were 76% ready, according to a statement of ASD. The route is 29.7 km long and provides for the reconstruction of…
Georgian citizens have saved GEL 51 million ($17 million or EUR 16.6 million) since the beginning of imports of affordable medicines from the Turkish market that has caused a reduction of domestic prices, Georgia’s Deputy Health Minister Ilia Ghudushauri has said. The official presented updates on the effects of the imports from the Turkish pharmaceutical…