Poland’s current account surplus rose to EUR 1.64 billion at the end of March, against a surplus of EUR 1.41 billion recorded at the end of February, according to central bank figures released on May 15. Market analysts surveyed by PAP offered median forecast for a EUR 2.13-billion surplus. Poland recorded a EUR 608-million surplus…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) sold $552.2 million on the interbank foreign exchange market over the past week. These are the results of currency interventions published on the central bank’s website. Between May 8 and May 12, the National Bank sold $552.2 million and purchased $16.47 million on the interbank foreign exchange market. Since…
Following negotiations with the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure and the leadership of the Lublin Voivodeship, the traffic at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing point was unblocked. On May 15, truck traffic resumed as usual. “The 10-day strike caused significant losses for our carriers and exporters. However, we managed to find a solution and agree to unblock…
The government provided compensations for energy worth 3.4 billion lei (about 170 million euros) in the cold season, Labour and Social Protection Minister Alexei Buzu reported. According to the official, 763,000 out of the households registered in the information system received a high degree of vulnerability (about 80%). “The sum of the compensations provided varied…
Georgian external trade turnover amounted to $6.49 billion in January-April, up by 21.9% YoY, the Georgian National Statistics Office revealed on May 15. The value of exports rose by 23.5% and equalled $1.96 billion, while imports grew by 21.2%, amounting to $4.53 billion in the first four months of 2023. Trade deficit reached $2.57 billion,…
Speaking at the Law and Justice (PiS) party convention in Warsaw, party President Jaroslaw Kaczynski said that “we hope for low inflation in the new year, so this new financial injection will no longer threaten a return to inflationary tendencies – we have taken this into account.” “The Law and Justice Hive Programme” convention was…
Russian invaders have seized all enterprises in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region, and 90% of them are not operating, Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov has said. “Some 90% of enterprises in the occupied territories are not operating. Only a few enterprises captured by the enemy are operating, where the enemy has placed repair bases…