About 1.2 million Georgian resident visitors made 1.36 million visits within the country per month in 2022, the latest domestic tourism survey published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed on March 16. The office said the number of visitors aged 15 and above decreased by 3.3% YoY. Figures also showed last year’s monthly…
In February, most food products in Ukraine continued to rise in price, with onions and carrots rising in price the most. The relevant data on average consumer prices for goods and services in Ukraine were issued by the State Statistics Service. In February compared to January, the price of onions increased by 31.9%, from UAH…
On March 14, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry raised UAH 2.7 billion in the state budget from the sale of domestic government bonds. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Finance Ministry on Facebook. In particular, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry offered investors hryvnia-denominated bonds with a maturity period of one year at the rate of…
Prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) increased by 18.4% YoY and by 1.2% MoM in February, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on March 15. Economists polled by PAP Business estimated that February’s CPI would reach 18.7% YoY and would decrease by 0.9% MM. In January, the prices of consumer goods…
Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport served 75,733 passengers in February, up by 63% YoY, the United Airports of Georgia announced on March 15. The number of flights at the airport also increased by 59%, with the facility serving 256 flights last month. Five airline companies operate flights to 28 destinations of 17 countries from the…
The government supports the legislative initiative on amending the law on authorization of construction works, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported. Thus, the ceiling of payments established annually by the decision of the local Council when issuing the urban planning certificate for design or the informative urban planning certificate and the construction/dissolution authorization…
Adam Glapinski, governor of the National Bank of Poland (NBP), has assessed that amid inflation forecasts it has become unlikely that the Monetary Policy Council (RPP), NBP’s rate-setting body, will increase interest rates. “Taking into account the results of the inflation projection, one might say that further hikes are becoming increasingly less likely,” Glapinski wrote…