Cheese prices in Europe are falling due to overproduction, but this has not yet been reflected on Estonian store shelves. Producers say prices may drop in February or March. The price of raw milk on the international market has fallen by 20-30% compared with last year, but this has yet to be reflected in the…
The safety of education remains one of the Government’s key priorities. For the first time this year, a sum worth UAH 1 billion has been allocated from the state budget for the construction of shelters in preschool educational institutions. These funds will be used to build at least 20 kindergartens with shelters in various regions…
The federal budget of Russia in 2025 was in deficit for the fourth consecutive year: the government’s revenues were lower than its expenditures by 5.645 trillion rubles, reported the Ministry of Finance on Monday. Compared to 2024 (3.471 trillion rubles), the “hole” in the treasury increased by 1.6 times, and in relative terms – 2.6%…
Almost a third of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) ended last year with large non-payments from counterparties. In December, 31% of enterprises “had significant overdue receivables”, showed a survey of SMEs conducted by Promsvyazbank, the NAFI analytical center, and Magram Market Research. In particular, at 12% of respondents, non-payments appeared more than six months ago,…
Russian developers have sharply increased the volume of overdue loan debt amid financial difficulties. As of November 2025, the total figure rose to 279.3 billion rubles, an increase of 27% year-on-year. At the same time, the total amount of construction loans amounted to 5.2 trillion rubles. It increased by 10% compared to the previous year,…
Today, there are 1.5 billion 50-kopiyka coins in circulation in Ukraine. To maintain appropriate quality, it is necessary to mint about 30 million coins each year, with some planned for replacement in stages, Andriy Pyshnyy, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, has said. According to him, there are currently more than 14 billion coins…
During the first eleven months of 2025, Bulgaria’s exports to countries outside the European Union reached 27.55 billion leva (EUR 14.1 billion), marking a slight decline of 2.1% compared to the same period in 2024, according to data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI). The largest portion of these exports consists of machinery, equipment, and…