Russian companies have started freezing the salaries of IT specialists. 42% of programmers have faced a refusal from their employers to increase their pay in 2025. This was revealed in a survey by the communication agency iTrend and the Center for the Analysis of Global Trends (CAGT), the results of which are cited by “Russian…
Russian courts in 2025 made decisions on the nationalization of 33 private assets totaling $14.9 billion. This follows from an assessment by the AK&M agency, which cites RBC. In particular, 24 assets worth $11.03 billion were nationalized in cases involving damage to the state. Among them, the largest are the companies of the “king of…
The airlines “Rossiya” (part of the “Aeroflot” group) and Nordwind are suspending flights to Cuba due to difficulties with refueling aircraft caused by a fuel shortage on the island, Rostaviatsia reported. The decision will be in effect “until the situation changes”. In “Aeroflot”, they clarified that the company will send six flights to Moscow to…
In the first month of this year, single contribution revenues for mandatory state social insurance amounted to UAH 53 billion. Compared to January last year, this is 15% more. An additional UAH 6.9 billion was received. The single contribution is one of the key mandatory payments on which the stability of the social insurance system…
Property values in Sofia have surged by approximately EUR 500 per square metre over the past year, according to data from one of Bulgaria’s largest real estate agencies. Across the country’s main cities, housing costs climbed by 20% in the final quarter of 2025, signaling a renewed momentum in the real estate market. The period…
No wind farms will be completed in Estonia in 2026 or even next year, despite a 2023 auction whose terms required the developments to be completed by that time. Major private and public sector energy producers Enefit, Utilitas, Evecon and Enery all committed in a 2023 auction to add 650 GWh of wind power to…
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will discontinue one route each from Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga airports starting in April, Lithuania’s airport operator has confirmed. From April, Ryanair will end flights from Palanga to Dublin, from Kaunas to Belfast and from Vilnius to Stockholm. “Ryanair said it was reviewing its route network across Europe, affecting both regional…