The Government has approved the procedure and conditions for granting a subvention to the budget of Kharkiv for emergency repair work in the utilities sector. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a meeting of the Cabinet on February 7. “The relevant decision will allocate UAH 1 billion to Kharkiv. The funds will…
The team of the Ministry of Strategic Industries held a working meeting with representatives of the Agency for Intergovernmental Defence Cooperation of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic. The parties discussed the exchange of military technologies and the development of joint projects. In particular, the joint production of Czech BREN-2 rifles. It is…
The number of passengers traveling to St. Petersburg from the Baltic States with coach company Lux Express is four times smaller than before the coronavirus pandemic and the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But bosses say there is still a demand, as this is one of the only ways to cross the border.…
The real estate market in Bulgaria experienced notable changes in 2024, with significant price increases and a rise in transaction volumes. Assoc. Prof. Miroslav Vladimirov, economist and member of ERA Bulgaria’s board, highlighted that 2024 was distinct from previous years, particularly when compared to the post-COVID period of 2020-2021. According to Vladimirov, property prices rose…
Since the start of the full-scale war, almost UAH 43.4 billion from the special account opened by the National Bank of Ukraine has been allocated for defense needs, including UAH 5.4 billion in January. As of February 1, the balance in the special account, which the National Bank opened to support the defense forces on…
In January, businesses maintained their business performance expectations at the level of the previous year due to seasonal factors, the difficult security situation and rising production costs. This is evidenced by the business activity expectations index (BAEI), which the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) calculates on a monthly basis. “The BAEI was 41.0 in January…
The Bulgarian government’s decision not to recognize the Bulgarian Employers’ Association for Innovative Technologies (BRAIT) as a representative organization for employers at the national level has led to its exclusion from the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC). This decision, made by the Council of Ministers through its resolution No. 37/29.01.2025, has sparked criticism, with…