Through its genocidal war, Russia has already destroyed more than 60 million square meters of housing in Ukraine. Before the war, there were 300,000 builders in Ukraine, Ivan Perehinets, director of the Scientific and Technical Center of the Academy of Construction of Ukraine, reminded. “If we want to rebuild everything after the war in 5-10…
In Bulgaria, residential property prices are on the rise, with Varna leading the charge ahead of even Sofia, according to recent statistics reported by Nova TV. During the first quarter of this year, Varna saw a significant increase of 9% in housing prices, slightly outpacing the growth in the capital city. Despite these hikes, there…
The US will lend Poland a further $2 billion (8.1 billion zloty) to fund the purchase of American air and missile defence systems, the Polish Defence Ministry has announced. The agreement, which marks the second such loan to Poland under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programme following one in September last year, is “an expression…
In January-June, Ukraine’s state budget received $20.2 billion in financing, namely $13.8 billion in external financing and $6.4 billion from domestic government bonds. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Finance Ministry on Facebook. In particular, in the first half of 2024, a total of $13.8 billion came as external financing. The European Union,…