The Lithuanian Defence Ministry on September 30 signed a contract with a Polish company for the acquisition of kamikaze drones for Ukraine. The ministry has said Lithuania will use funds raised in a crowdfunding campaign to buy Warmate drone systems from Poland’s WB Group and hand them over to Ukraine. Deputy Defence Minister Vilius Semeska…
Prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) increased by 17.2% YoY and by 1.6% MoM in September, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported in a flash estimate. Economists polled by PAP Business estimated that September’s CPI would reach 16.6% YoY and 1% MoM. In August, the prices of consumer goods and services…
Over 85% of the work carried out on several road sectors in Ialoveni district has been completed. The work process was inspected by Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, the leadership of the State Road Administration (ASD) and representatives of the World Bank. According to ASD, by rehabilitating this road,…
Poland’s average corporate gross monthly wage rose by 10.8% YoY, to PLN 6,196.99 (EUR 1,274) in the first half of 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. The number of employed people in the 38-million nation went up by 1.6% as of June 30 and reached 9,761,000. In the first half of 2022, average employment…
The Georgian economy grew by 10.5% YoY in August and by 10.3% in the first eight months of 2022, the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed. The estimated real growth was observed in the following activities: transportation and storage, construction, information and communication, hotels and restaurants and trade. A decline was…
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Executive Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis have discussed expanding cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union and increased bilateral trade. During an online conversation, the parties raised the issue of replacing sanctioned Russian products in the EU with Ukrainian products. In addition, they discussed preparations for…
Ukraine’s State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate and Finland’s Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) have signed a memorandum of cooperation and exchange of information in the field of nuclear and radiation safety. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate. “The document provides that the parties will exchange technical information and cooperate…