About 56% of adult Poles used online banking services in 2022, a government-sponsored economic think-tank reported. “A more than three-fold growth has been observed in Poland over the past 15 years,” the Polish Economic Institute (PIE) said in its weekly publication on February 2, adding that only 13% of Poles used online banking in 2007.…
Prices on food and non-alcoholic beverages, furnishings, household equipment and maintenance increased in Georgia in January, while prices for clothing and footwear decreased, the latest inflation data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed. Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages marked a 1.4% MoM increase, including: vegetables (+7.6%), fruit and grapes (+2.6%), milk, cheese…
Renewable energy sources satisfied over 17% of domestic electricity consumption in Poland in 2022, power grid operator PSE reported. Solar energy is a valuable supporting source of power during the summer months, while wind farms complement the energy mix mainly during autumn and winter, PSE has said. However, the drawback is that the growing share…
A photovoltaic power station has been constructed in the Busila village, western Ungheni district, which will provide energy to the water supply station from this settlement. The project was implemented within the European Village national programme. The station has a capacity of 80 kW, enough for the provision of the water supply station, from which…
On February 2, Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko took part in the plenary session during the visit of the College of the European Commissioners. “The Ukrainian Government is grateful to the European Commission for its strong support for our country, for the EU’s clear position and readiness to continue assistance to Ukraine. This…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has emphasized the need to strengthen sanctions against Russia and noted that some Austrian businesses continue to work in the Russian Federation. He said this at a joint press conference with President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen in Kyiv. “We discussed in detail the cooperation of our states at…
Thresholds for low-value public procurement contracts have been increased, following the impact of recent inflation. Parliament voted on February 2 amendments to the Law on public procurement in the second reading. Thus, the thresholds for public procurement are increased by 50%. As a result, for contracts for the purchase of goods and services the amount…