Pivdennyi Port has reopened for vessel entry and departure. Operations in the port’s waters are being carried out in compliance with necessary safety measures and restrictions. This was reported by the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority on Telegram. The authority added that oily slicks had also been detected in the waters of the port of Chornomorsk.…
As of the end of November, household and NPISH (non-profit institutions serving households) deposits in Bulgaria reached 100.881 billion leva, marking a 15.8% rise compared with the same month in 2024, according to a report by the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) on December 23. The growth in household deposits has been steady since July, following…
Tallinn welcomed its last cruise ship of the year on December 23. Cruise traffic is slowly rebounding but remains well below pre-crisis levels, especially from the U.S. AIDAprima was the 118th cruise ship to call at the Port of Tallinn this year, reflecting a gradual year-on-year increase in visits. “Last year, we had 100 calls,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has said that Ukraine estimates its total losses from the war with Russia at $800 billion and hopes to mobilize these funds through various post-war recovery funds. The head of state said this while speaking with journalists. “$800 billion is our overall estimate of losses from this Russian war. This is…
The Russian authorities will not block the work of VPN services in 2026, as this technology cannot be fully controlled. Such a statement was made by the head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications, Sergei Boyarsky, in a conversation with RBK. “This is a technology that can’t be reined…
The total number of catering establishments in Russia in November of this year decreased by 3.1% year-on-year, or by 3,700, to 115,000, reports “Kommersant”, citing data from “Yandex Maps”. Most often, sushi bars were closing – their number decreased by 7.5% (reduction to 7,000 outlets). The number of pizzerias decreased by 6.4% (to 6,300), cafes…
The Federal Tax Service (FTS) has demanded that dozens of companies involved in road construction pay a total of 9.5 billion rubles into the budget. This follows from the results of arbitration courts for 2024–2025, which were reviewed by “Izvestia”. This includes major contractors who participated in the construction of the M-12, M-4 “Don”, R-22…