Armenia’s Central Bank has decided to leave its policy interest rate unchanged at 6.50% following a meeting of its Board held on August 4. The Central Bank said the interest rate on its lombard repo facility remains at 8.00%, while the rate paid on funds attracted from banks has been maintained at 5.00%. The Central…
The Deputy Minister of Reconstruction, Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine Natalia Kozlovska took part in key events dedicated to Builder’s Day, which this year would be celebrated on August 9. She congratulated representatives of the construction industry on the professional holiday, thanking them for their contribution to the recovery of Ukraine and the development of…
Russian attacks on civilian ships and port infrastructure have effectively stopped traffic to the ports of Greater Odesa. Ukraine is expanding exports by rail, highways and via the Danube. However, these routes will only be able to provide about half of the throughput capacity of Black Sea ports. This poses a threat to the export…
Bulgaria recorded the sharpest decline in road freight transport in the European Union in 2024, with the sector shrinking by 18.6% compared with the previous year, according to the latest Eurostat data. The drop placed Bulgaria at the bottom of the EU ranking, while overall road freight transport across the bloc increased slightly by 0.6%.…
Over 48 tons of equipment have been delivered from the warehouses of the emergency energy assistance hubs of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine to critical infrastructure enterprises in Kyiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions in recent weeks. These are generators, energy storage devices and other energy equipment, which were transferred to the hubs…
Over 17.4 thousand actual inspections were conducted by the tax audit units of the State Tax Service in 7 months of 2026. According to their results, almost 298 million UAH have already been received by the budget. Almost 1.7 thousand unregistered workers have been identified. Thanks to a risk-oriented approach and high-quality pre-audit analysis, actual…
During July, Ukrainian energy workers restored power to almost 5 million consumers who were cut off as a result of Russian attacks and hostilities. Restoration work continued in regions where the energy infrastructure was damaged as a result of Russian attacks and hostilities. Despite the difficult security situation, energy workers promptly eliminated the consequences of…