Turkey is an important strategic partner of Ukraine in the energy sector, emphasized Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko during a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Ukraine Yagmur Ahmet Guldere, on February 15. The parties discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation, including the use…
The government of France might provide Moldova with financial assistance for the modernization of the railway infrastructure on the Chisinau-Ungheni segment. The members of the parliament’s commission for foreign policy and European integration on February 15 approved the starting of negotiations to this end. Under the document, the sum of the financial assistance will be…
Prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) increased by 17.2% YoY and by 2.4% MoM in January, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on February 15. Economists polled by PAP Business estimated that January’s CPI would reach 17.7% YoY and 2.7% MoM. In December 2022, the prices of consumer goods and services…
Tbilisi City Hall will redesign 12 road junctions in the capital to ensure “safe and sustainable” traffic in the city, Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced. The works will aim to ensure “safe movement” of pedestrians and solve interruptions in operations of public transport on 12 “problematic junctions” throughout the city. Set to be launched with…
The central Polish city of Lodz has once again headed the list of the country’s most congested cities, according to a report by satellite navigation maker TomTom published on February 15. TomTom’s Traffic Index report said that due to traffic jams, Lodz’s drivers lost 77 hours in 2022. However, in terms of the slowest-moving traffic,…
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili said domestic inflation had passed its peak and the country’s authorities succeeded in stabilising it at 9.4% at the end of last year, noting he expected a further reduction of prices on basic consumer products and fuel in figures this month. Davitashvili said it was important to “ensure a competitive…
This January, the inflation rate dropped to 27.3%. In the coming period, it will continue to decrease, with average annual inflation forecast at 13.7% in 2023 and 5.5% in 2024. The data were presented by governor of the National Bank of Moldova (BNM) Octavian Armasu. “Inflation reached its maximum level in October 2022, being 34.6%.…