Ukraine: trade turnover down in January 2023

In January, Ukraine’s trade turnover totaled $7.9 billion, down by 35% YoY. “In January, Ukraine imported goods to the tune of $4.8 billion and exported goods to the tune of $3.1 billion. At the same time, taxed imports totaled $4 billion, accounting for 83% of the total volume of imported goods,” the State Customs Service…

Georgia: United Airports and Air Serbia discuss cooperation prospects and direct flights

Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia, met with representatives of Air Serbia to discuss prospects of the airline launching operations at Tbilisi International Airport with direct flights connecting the two countries, the airports body said on February 23. In his meeting within the CONNECT Route Development Forum in Tangier, Morocco, Karkashadze…

Poland: unemployment up in January 2023

Poland’s unemployment rate went up to 5.5% in January from 5.2% in December 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on February 23. Economists polled by PAP expected a 5.4% unemployment figure in the first month of 2023. The number of registered unemployed measured 857,600 in January against 812,300 in December 2022, GUS also said.…

Poland: jobless rate to go up in coming months

Poland’s unemployment rate may inch upwards in the coming months, a think tank analyst has said. Poland’s unemployment rate went up to 5.5% in January from 5.2% in December 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on February 23. Sebastian Sajnog, an economist with the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), a government-sponsored think tank, said in…

Poland: most employees work with foreigners

The majority of Polish employees have worked with people of different nationalities, a poll new has shown. According to the survey carried out by the recruitment website pracuj.pl, 56.5% had worked with foreigners. It also found that 61% of men had worked with non-Poles in contrast to 52% of women. An overwhelming majority of respondents,…