Moldova: fruits producers discuss problems

Over 150 fruits producers, including from the Transnistrian region, participated in a National Conference titled, Business of Fruits in Moldova, held in Chisinau on December 8-9. The event was organized by the Moldova Fruct Association, in partnership with the Rural Competitiveness and Resilience Activity project (RCRA) of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). “A…

Poland: economy not to fall into recession

Poland’s central bank, the National Bank of Poland (NBP), does not predict a recession in the country, but economic growth may fall to zero, the central bank governor has said. At his monthly press conference on December 8 following an interest rate decision a day before, Adam Glapinski said that despite weakening sentiment, Poland should…

Georgia: FDI up in Q3 2022

Spain was Georgia’s major foreign direct investor country in the third quarter of 2022 with $165.9 million, followed by the United Kingdom with $122.9 million and Ireland with $120.3 million, the National Statistics Office of Georgia reported. The top three sectors with the largest share of FDI in the third quarter of 2022 were as…

Poland: current interest rate level optimal

Poland’s Monetary Policy Council (RPP), the Polish central bank’s rate-setting body, believes that the current interest rate level is optimal, the central bank governor has said. “The council considers the current interest rate level, which has reached 6.75% following 11 increases, as optimal,” Adam Glapinski told reporters. The RPP left rates unchanged for the third…

Lithuania: economist calls for profit study

Food prices remain stubbornly high in Lithuania. The annual price change stood at 36% in November. Economist Tadas Povilauskas thinks the government could initiate a study to look into whether all the price rises are justified by costs. The annual inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Lithuania is almost 35.6%. For food alone,…