An economic slowdown is to be expected in the second half of the year, the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), a government think-tank, said on August 17 citing the latest figures from the Central Statistical Office (GUS). Poland’s statistical office GUS reported the country’s GDP grew by 5.3% YoY in the second quarter against 8.5% in…
Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital serviced 1,515,988 passengers in the first seven months of 2022, while the number stood at 313,036 for Batumi International Airport, TAV Georgia, the operator of the two facilities, announced on August 17. In the reporting period, the number of passengers increased by 121.56% YoY for Tbilisi Airport, while…
A tanker has taken 15,000 tons of Ukrainian sunflower oil out of Klaipeda, according to Bega, a stevedoring firm operating at the seaport. The cargo was loaded last week and is one of the largest Ukrainian shipments to depart from Klaipeda, Aloyzas Kuzmarskis, Bega’s board chairman, said on August 16. “This tanker is unique as…
Member in EU Parliament Siegfried Muresan announced that the Republic of Moldova received 75 million euros of European support in the context of the energy crisis. “The European Commission transferred 75 million euros to the Republic of Moldova as budget support, considering the difficult energy situation the country was facing,” the official writes. The European…
Lithuanian leaders say the country has the right to choose its economic partners, whether it is a state or a region, in response to Beijing’s announcement that it is severing transport ties with Lithuania following its deputy transport minister’s visit to Taiwan. President Gitanas Nauseda’s office said on August 16 that China’s decision to end…
Poland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 5.3% YoY in the second quarter of 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said in a flash estimate on August 17. Economists polled by PAP expected GDP to rise by 6% YoY. Quarter on quarter, Poland’s GDP fell by 2.3%. In the first quarter of 2022, the country’s…
Over the past week, banks issued UAH 1.2 billion of affordable loans to entrepreneurs. Since the beginning of the “5-7-9 Affordable Loans” program launch, businesses have received 46,400 loans for a total amount of UAH 135.9 billion. Entrepreneurs took the most anti-crisis loans – UAH 59.6 billion, and UAH 28.3 billion – resource for refinancing…