As Lithuanian companies are severing ties with Russia, out of solidarity with Ukraine or for pragmatic considerations, the effects will be felt by some sectors more than by others. A slew of international brands have announced they are stopping business in Russia following Pootin’s invasion of Ukraine. Sweden’s Ikea and H&M, Apple, Denmark’s Maersk, Germany’s…
Following the instructions of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Government has formed a package of decisions to support Ukrainian business during the war. This was stated by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in his video address on March 7. “We will exempt from payment of single social contribution (SSC) natural persons-entrepreneurs of the I and II groups…
Russian military aggression raised many concerns about the prospects of the coming planting campaign in Ukraine. APK-Inform is not able to carry out traditional polling of farmers as to their planting intentions. However, it has managed to talk to some farmers, who told that they were ready to plant. Most of agrarians from regions with…
112 buses from Chisinau Urban Bus Park have been involved in transporting refugees on the territory of the Republic of Moldova for the past 10 days. The head of the General Directorate of Public Transport and Communications of the Chisinau Municipal Council, Vitalie Mihalache, sai at the online meeting of the municipal services that the…
Gun buyers have been flocking Lithuania’s stores since the start of the war in Ukraine, with sales increasing up to eight times and applications for gun licenses doubling. Sales have shot up for all categories of weapons, but the largest demand is for handguns used for self-defense and semi-automatic weapons that could also be used…
In February, the consumer price index rose by 12% YoY, data from Statistics Estonia showed. Prices increased by 1.5% compared to January. Viktoria Trasanov, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said, compared to February 2021, the consumer price index was affected the most by housing-related price changes, which contributed over a third of the total rise…
Spain is interested in signing the Memorandum of Understanding on Mobility, Transport and Urban Agenda with Georgia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain reports. “Economic relations between Spain and Georgia are limited, although there is a growing interest of Spanish companies stemming from a considerable improvement of the climate for foreign investments in Georgia,”…