IKEA’s sole Slovak store in Bratislava is selling up to 4,500 meals a day, making its food division the fastest-growing segment of the business and one of the strongest performers in the retailer’s global network. While widely perceived as a furniture chain, IKEA Slovensko has quietly built a food operation that now ranks first worldwide…
The Government is launching a mechanism of interest-free loans for people who are forced to move to a new place of residence due to emergencies – to help them settle in at the new location. This was announced by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. “The state’s task is to help people return to normal life as…
JSC Ukrainian Defense Industry will cooperate with the National Company for Mechanical Systems (NCMS) in the defense sector. Ukroboronprom Director General Herman Smetanin announced this on Telegram. “JSC Ukrainian Defense Industry and the National Company for Mechanical Systems (NCMS) signed a cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the World Defense Show. The signing took place…
In December 2025, Bulgaria’s total exports of goods rose by 2.5% YoY, reaching 6.7364 billion leva (EUR 3.44 billion), after a contraction of 4% in November 2025. Meanwhile, imports into the country surged by 17.3%, to 9.6455 billion leva (EUR 4.93 billion), following a 5.2% increase in November 2025. This sharp increase in imports pushed…
The Ministry of Finance is waiting for remote gambling companies to make voluntary donations after an error exempted the franchises from paying tax. The mistake is expected to cost the state EUR 4 million. Riigikogu members on February 10 approved a technical fix restoring the gambling tax to online casinos, closing a legislative error that…
First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal and Prime Minister of Moldova Alexandru Munteanu discussed signing an agreement on cross-border electricity flows and emergency support. Shmyhal reported this on Telegram following a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Prime Minister of Moldova. According to Shmyhal, the energy dimension of…
Problems with the sale of oil due to a reduction in its purchases by India led to a drop in production in Russia for the second consecutive month in January, amounting to 9.28 million barrels per day, writes Bloomberg, citing people familiar with these data. This is almost 300,000 barrels per day less than the…