Ukraine will assist Moldova in the reconstruction of a railway section. The Memorandum of Cooperation was signed on May 31 by Yevhen Liashchenko, Chairman of the Board of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, Roman Chernytskyi, Member of the Board of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, and Oleg Tofilat, CEO of the Moldovan Railways. The partnership will see the restoration of the…
Prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) rose by 13% YoY and were unchanged month on month in May, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on May 31. In a flash estimate, GUS said that May’s CPI would reach 13% YoY and remain flat month on month. In April, the prices of…
The Cabinet on May 31 approved the ratification of the Moldovan-Romanian agreements on the modernization of three cross-border bridges across the Prut River, signed on May 9. The document envisages the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the bridges Leuseni (Moldova) – Albita (Romania), Cahul (Moldova) – Oancea (Romania) and Sculeni (Moldova) – Sculeni (Romania), the government’s…
Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has opened a new PepsiCo factory in southwestern Poland that should create 600 jobs. The factory, PepsiCo’s fifth plant in Poland, will produce potato crisps for its Frito-Lay brand. During the opening ceremony in the town of Swiete, which lies close to Sroda Slaska, the prime minister said the plant…
The Government has approved a decision to increase the electricity tariff for households to UAH 2.64 per kW. According to the Minister of Energy of Ukraine, German Galushchenko, this decision is extremely difficult, but necessary for large-scale preparation of the power system for the next heating season, which is underway at the country’s energy facilities.…