Poland: unemployment rate unchanged in April 2023

Poland’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged MoM at 2.7% in April, Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, reported on June 1. The number of unemployed rose to 470,000 in April from 466,000 in March, Eurostat also said. According to Eurostat, the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the eurozone countries stood at 6.5% in April, after correction, against…

Ukraine: over 1.5 million tons of agri-products accumulated in Pivdennyi port blocked by Russia

The effectiveness of international law on navigation is a globally important security factor, Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a video address. “The world knows what a fundamental role our maritime grain exports play for food security. Security in the Black Sea and the effectiveness of international law on navigation are globally important security factors,” the…

Poland: CPI up in May 2023

Prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) rose by 13% YoY and were unchanged month on month in May, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on May 31. In a flash estimate, GUS said that May’s CPI would reach 13% YoY and remain flat month on month. In April, the prices of…

Moldova: three bridges across Prut River to be reconstructed till late 2027

The Cabinet on May 31 approved the ratification of the Moldovan-Romanian agreements on the modernization of three cross-border bridges across the Prut River, signed on May 9. The document envisages the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the bridges Leuseni (Moldova) – Albita (Romania), Cahul (Moldova) – Oancea (Romania) and Sculeni (Moldova) – Sculeni (Romania), the government’s…