Bulgaria: businesses demand compensation amid surging electricity prices

Energy-intensive industries in Bulgaria are facing a severe threat of curtailed operations or potential closures due to the soaring electricity prices. Dobri Mitrev, the head of the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA), highlighted this pressing issue, revealing that the budget for 2024 lacked provisions for energy compensations across various sectors. Mitrev conveyed the BIA’s communication with…

Ukraine: industrial parks to help change economy structure from raw materials to processing

Ukrainian business is the major driver of recovery and growth, so supporting entrepreneurs is one of the Government’s key priorities. This was emphasised by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. “During the full-scale war, businesses have received 40,800 soft loans under the 5-7-9 programme worth UAH 159.8 billion. More than half of the recipients are agrarians, almost…

Ukraine: in Chernihiv region number of entrepreneurs exceeds pre-war level

Since year-start, 5,960 businesses have been registered in Chernihiv region, of which 388 are entities and 5,572 are individual entrepreneurs, which is the highest figure in the last three years, Svitlana Poltoratska, Deputy Director of Economic Development at the Chernihiv Regional State Administration, has revealed. “This phenomenon can be explained by the simplification of taxation…