Armenia will receive an EUR 80-million loan from the OPEC Fund for International Development under an economic transformation program. The relevant agreement was signed on July 8 and 16. The issue was included among non-reportable items on the government meeting agenda and approved. According to the draft, the loan constitutes budget support and is also…
A total of $60 million has been transferred to the general fund of Ukraine’s state budget. The financing was provided by the World Bank under the systemic project “Lifting Education Access and Resilience in Times of Need in Ukraine” (LEARN), with additional support through guarantees from the Government of Japan under the ADVANCE Ukraine Trust…
The State Tax Service of Ukraine has prepared a set of tax measures to help affected businesses. This was announced by the Acting Head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine Lesya Karnaukh during a meeting with more than 60 representatives of business associations and civil society institutions. “Equipment, warehouses, goods, documents, production stopped. Unfortunately,…
Slovaks’ wages failed to keep pace with inflation in the second quarter of 2026, cutting their purchasing power for the first time in two and a half years. The average gross monthly salary reached EUR 1,707, up by 3.2%, or EUR 53, from a year earlier, the Statistics Office reported on September 2. After inflation…
Armenia has exported 60 tons of Armenian fish and fish products to the United Arab Emirates, the Food Safety Inspection Body reports. Taking into account strong demand in the UAE market, the Food Safety Inspection Body is ready to connect interested fish farming and exporting companies with an organization exporting to the UAE to establish…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has re-approved the draft of the Labor Code and submitted the draft of the new Labor Code of Ukraine for consideration by the Verkhovna Rada. The document is intended to comprehensively update labor legislation, replacing the current Labor Code of 1971 with modern rules for employees and businesses that…
According to the operational data of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine, in August, almost 16.8 billion hryvnias of military levy were received by the special fund of the state budget. In total, in July-August, 34.7 billion hryvnias of military levy were received by the special fund of the state budget. The new procedure for…