Georgia’s National Food Agency has detected excessive lead in four types of spices out of 197 samples tested, the state body announced on August 31. The results came following examination of samples of various products, with the Agency also clearing over 250 samples of food products of animal origin after the samples – including food…
Poland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 5.5% YoY in the second quarter, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said on August 31. The figure is higher than the previous flash estimate, in which GUS said that in Q2 growth would be 5.3% YoY. In Q1, the country’s GDP rose by 8.5% YoY, GUS said. Investment…
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has called on the European Union to return to discussions about sending a military peacekeeping mission to protect the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, which is currently held by Russian forces. “We have never been so close to a nuclear disaster, as we are now. Just regretting the situation…
As many as 87% of Poles feel strongly affected by increased food prices, a survey revealed on August 31. 71% said they were the most hit by rising fuel costs, while 45% named utility costs. According to the Payback Opinion Poll run by Payback Polska, rising inflation has forced Poles to cut their spending. When…
The Financial Crimes Investigation Service (FNTT) has denied Lithuanian Railways (LTG) a general authorisation to receive payments for the transit of sanctioned goods between mainland Russia and its Kaliningrad exclave and will look into each request on a case-by-case basis. The FNTT says it cannot grant the general authorisation requested by LTG to receive and…
Prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) increased by 16.1% YoY and by 0.8% MoM in August, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported in a flash estimate on August 31. Economists polled by PAP Business estimated that August CPI would reach 15.5% YoY and 0.2% MoM. In July, the prices of consumer…
The estimated real Gross Domestic Product of Georgia grew by 9.7% YoY in July, while the average real GDP increased by 10.3% in January-July, the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed. The GDP growth in July was observed in the following sectors: transportation and storage, construction, information and communication, mining and…