Slovakia: Kosice homebuyers need 12 annual salaries for three-bedroom flat

A newer three-bedroom flat costs about 10 or more average annual gross salaries in every Slovak regional capital surveyed, a comparison of property prices and local wages shows. Kosice, Slovakia’s second-largest city, is the least affordable. A newer 70-square-metre three-bedroom flat there costs the equivalent of 12.2 average annual salaries, compared with 11.8 in Bratislava.…

Ukraine: farmers receive UAH 46.3 billion in affordable loans

The “Affordable Loans 5-7-9%” program remains the main financial instrument for supporting the agricultural sector of Ukraine. As of August 27, 6,864 agricultural enterprises have attracted UAH 46.29 billion under this state program. This shows the high efficiency of preferential financing and the effectiveness of the program in difficult macroeconomic conditions. The following leading regions…