Every fourth multi-apartment building in Russia needs major repairs, and every tenth is emergency or dilapidated, reports the project “To Be Precise” with reference to the State Information System of Housing and Communal Services (GIS HCS). As of the end of 2025, the system contained information on 950,000 buildings. An analysis of these data shows…
The fourth year of the war in Ukraine has been the most difficult for Russia’s debt market since at least 2022: there were defaults and forced restructurings of bond and digital financial asset (DFA) issuances for 48 companies. This was reported by RBC, citing data from Cbonds. In 2024, 25 companies had difficulties with bond…
Asus has completely stopped warranty service for devices with an international warranty in Russia and Belarus from January 1, 2026. This is stated in an internal notification from the manufacturer’s Russian division, addressed to service partners and published by a well-known repair specialist, Viktor Veklich (Vik-on). Authorized service centers are now prohibited from accepting devices…
Ukrainian retail chains operate stably and ensure uninterrupted supply of products, despite energy attacks from the enemy and difficult weather conditions. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky. According to him, individual temporary closures of stores are exclusively sporadic and technical in nature. They are mainly associated…
The process of converting Bulgarian levs to euros continues smoothly, with 48.3% of the national currency already withdrawn from circulation. To simplify the exchange process and prevent abuses, rules for converting levs in banks have been standardized. Citizens who are not clients of a given bank must present an ID when exchanging up to EUR…
After a slower-than-expected 2025, the Slovak economy enters 2026 facing significant cyclical headwinds. Exports will suffer due to high sensitivity to global trade, which continues to weaken under higher tariffs. Domestic consumption and private investment will also be constrained by fiscal consolidation. The baseline scenario therefore points to modest positive growth of around 1% in…
Swedbank earned the largest profit among banks operating in Lithuania in the first nine months of 2025, posting net earnings of 261.5 million euros, down by 1% YoY, central bank data showed. Profits at other major banks also declined. SEB’s profit fell by 8.5%, to 218.4 million euros, while Artea’s dropped by 24%, to 48.3…