Poland’s unemployment rate went up to 5.2% in December 2022 from 5.1% in November 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on January 25. Economists polled by PAP expected a 5.2% unemployment figure in December 2022. The number of registered unemployed measured 812,300 in December 2022 against 800,200 in November 2022, GUS also said. Earlier,…
Commercial banks in Georgia loaned GEL 44.80 billion ($16.94 billion) and received deposits of GEL 44.31 billion ($16.76 billion) in December 2022, the latest data from the National Bank of Georgia showed. The volume of loans increased by 2.66% in December 2022 compared to the previous month, while the number of deposits increased by 3.96%.…
In 2017-2022, more than 29 thousand national model driving licenses were obtained by the inhabitants of the Transnistrian region. According to the Reintegration Policy Office, of the total number of permits issued, 6,863 were issued in 2021 and 5,783 in 2022. Permits are obtained based on the simplified exchange mechanism, applicable from May 2020, without…
The Georgian Maritime Transport Agency on January 24 rejected the statement of Yury Vladimirov, the General Director of the Sochi seaport, on alleged negotiations regarding the commencement of maritime transportation of passengers between Georgia and Russia, adding there had been no sea transport between the countries. The Russian side has not applied to Georgia on…
Speaker Igor Grosu had a meeting with Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland Tomasz Grodzki, who was on an official visit to Chisinau, together with a group of Polish senators, the parliament’s communication and public relations department reported. The discussion focused on many issues, including the security situation in the region, the…
The Cabinet of Ministers has regularized working conditions for foreigners and stateless persons in Ukraine by approving sample documents required to obtain or extend validity of relevant permits. The same decision, adopted at a Government meeting on January 24, regulates and brings in line with the applicable legislation the rules for employment of gig specialists…
Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak held a regular meeting via videoconference to discuss the supply of equipment needed to repair Ukraine’s power grid. “Speed is very important to us. This is the key point. Millions of Ukrainians have been suffering for several months now and do not have basic amenities,” Yermak said, the…