The Verkhovna Rada approved in the second reading a Government draft law “On Chemical Safety and Management of Chemical Products”. This is a framework European integration document that will allow Ukraine to fulfill part of its obligations under the Association Agreement with the EU, as well as to ensure protection of Ukrainians and the environment.…
For the time being, the National Bank of Ukraine will stick to the fixed hryvnia exchange rate, as the regulator sees no reason to return to a floating rate, NBU Governor Andriy Pyshnyi has said. “The fixed exchange rate is also about shifting from market principles, but on the other hand, it is a forced…
Poland’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 43.4 points in November from 42.0 points in October, economic researcher S&P Global reported on December 1. Economists polled by PAP predicted the PMI would reach 42.8 points in November. “Manufacturing and new orders fell for another month in November, albeit the pace of decline slowed down compared…
Cars temporarily registered for testing in the Republic of Moldova will have special rules on road tax. The government has approved the note on the draft law for the amendment of some normative acts, submitted as a legislative initiative. Thus, the Tax Code will see that the subject of road use tax by vehicles registered…
The United States Agency for International Development has allocated a grant of $220,000 for supporting financial market development in Georgia, the national bank of Georgia reports. The two-year programme aims to provide necessary financial support for the implementation of activities planned by the Georgian Financial Markets Treasuries Association to promote development of the domestic financial…
Work being done to synchronize the Baltic States’ electricity grids with those of the rest of the European Union means that the number of electricity connections between Estonia and Latvia will be cut from three to two, through to year-end 2025. Implicit in the synchronization with “continental” Europe is the need to de-couple from the…
The Lithuanian Armed Forces are buying Mercedes-Benz military off-road vehicles for almost 32 million euros, the Defence Ministry reports. It did not say how many vehicles would be purchased. Veho Lietuva, a Mercedes Benz dealership, is to deliver the vehicles under a contract signed by the Defence Materiel Agency this week. “The Mercedes-Benz GD 290s…