Poland: inflation to slow from March 2023

Poland’s inflation is expected to decelerate starting in March 2023, the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), a government think-tank, has said commenting on the latest figures from the Central Statistical Office (GUS). GUS reported on October 31 that Polish consumer prices soared by 17.9% YoY in October on by 1.8% MoM. In its comment, PIE said…

Poland: CPI up in October 2022

Prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) increased by 17.9% YoY and by 1.8% MoM in October, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported in a flash estimate on October 31. Economists polled by PAP Business estimated that October’s CPI would reach 18% YoY and 1.7% MoM. In September, the prices of consumer…

Georgia: economy up in January-September 2022

The Georgian economy grew by 8.8% in September and by 10.2% in the first nine months of 2022 YoY, the latest data from the national statistics office of Georgia showed. In September, the estimated real growth was observed in the following activities: transportation and storage, information and communication, construction, hotels and restaurants and mining and…

Ukraine: power supply restrictions to be imposed across all regions

Ukrenergo National Power Company has instructed regional power distribution companies to impose restrictions on power supply services for different consumer groups all over the country. The relevant statement was made by the company’s press service on Facebook. “At 07:00 a.m., Ukrenergo’s Operations Control Center instructed distribution network operators (regional power distribution companies) to impose restrictions…