Georgia: government commission authorised to set wholesale prices for pharmaceutical products

The Georgian Government’s Interagency Commission has been authorised to set wholesale prices for select pharmaceutical products by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, in the latest move designed to effect a reduction of domestic costs of medication. Citing “high public or state interest” in the mandate, the Government Administration said the Commission had also been allowed to…

Ukraine: gas imports to be avoided in 2023

In 2023, the management of Naftogaz Ukrainy NJSC is planning to implement an ambitious plan and avoid natural gas imports by ramping up domestic production in order to meet the country’s needs, even amid the Russian invasion. The relevant statement was made by Naftogaz of Ukraine NJSC CEO Oleksiy Chernyshov in an interview with Bloomberg.…