In 2022, 3,394 construction permits were issued for residential and non-residential buildings, down by 17.6% YoY. The data were presented by the National Statistics Bureau (BNS). In Chisinau, in 2022, 572 fewer permits were issued for the construction of residential buildings, which means a decrease of 33.8%. Regionally, the number of authorizations decreased in the…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered Poland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecasts for this year and next. According to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook report published on January 30, Poland’s GDP is currently expected to grow by 0.3% in 2023, down from 0.5% predicted in the previous report issued in October 2022. In…
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on January 31 said the “positive trends” of the country’s economic growth from 2022 were expected to be maintained this year due to its multifaceted form over the past 12 months. The ministry cited Davitashvili as pointing to the 11% growth in December 2022 and a 10.1% increase over the…
Polish economic growth will slow to 0.5% in Q1, a government-sponsored think-tank has forecast. Poland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 4.9% YoY in 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. This year, however, economists expect the growth will decline significantly. “Owing to a mild winter, we are not observing a reduction in industrial activity,”…
The Georgian economy grew by 11% in December 2022 and 10.1% over the past year, the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed. The estimated real growth was observed in sectors including construction, manufacturing, transportation and storage. It was also observed in financial and insurance activities, trade, hotels and restaurants, while decline…
All taxi operators will be able to take over passengers from the Chisinau International Airport, Deputy Prime Minister, Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Andrei Spinu has declared. According to the official, the taxi operators will have an arranged car park, where they will wait to take over passengers. “Indicators guiding passengers to taxi drivers will…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed that the Black Sea Grain Initiative be expanded to the ports of Mykolaiv region. He said this at a joint briefing with Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen in Odesa on January 30. “I thank Denmark for joining our “Grain from Ukraine” initiative. It is very important that…