Since the beginning of 2025, businesses have received 3,727 soft loans under the Affordable Loans at 5-7-9% programme totalling UAH 11.7 billion. Since the launch of the programme in February 2020, businesses have taken 107,400 loans worth UAH 371.8 billion. Last week, Ukrainian entrepreneurs received 933 soft loans worth UAH 2.3 billion. “Thanks to the…
In the last quarter of 2024, the number of Bulgarian citizens traveling both domestically and internationally decreased by 7.2% compared to the same period in 2023, with 1.1 million people making tourist trips, according to data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI). The majority of travelers, 74.4%, chose to stay within Bulgaria, while 20.5% traveled…
Poland has ordered nearly 25,000 Starlink terminals for Ukraine. The standard service subscription for one terminal costs Warsaw almost 5,500 UAH per month. This information was provided by the Ministry of Digitalization of Poland. According to the ministry, under the initiative of the Minister of Digitalization, in 2022-2023, as many as 19,560 Starlink terminals were…
After Bulgaria joins the eurozone, the rate of mandatory minimum reserves (MRR) for local banks will be significantly reduced, dropping from the current 12% to just 1%. Additionally, the base on which this rate is calculated will also decrease. The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) expects that these changes will free up more funds that banks…
More than 450 cars operate on the Kyiv Metro lines every day. For proper and safe operation, they require periodic scheduled overhauls. This was reported by the Kyiv Metro Enterprise. The overhaul of all types of rolling stock is carried out at the Kyiv Metro Car Repair Plant, which is equipped with all the necessary…
Over 50,000 enterprises and entrepreneurs have received state support under the Government’s “Made in Ukraine” programme over the past year. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on February 28. “We prioritise Ukrainian business,” the Head of Government highlighted. He added that among the tools to…
According to preliminary data from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), Bulgaria’s gross external debt amounted to EUR 49.019 billion at the end of December 2024. This represents an 8.7% increase YoY, or a rise of EUR 3.939 billion. In comparison, at the end of December 2023, the gross external debt stood at EUR 45.079 billion.…