Estonia: consumer prices up in April 2022

The consumer price index grew by 18.8% YoY in April, with price advance faster than in decades. Housing expenses contributed the most, Statistics Estonia reported. According to Statistics Estonia, in April, the consumer price index increased by 3.6% MoM and by 18.8% YoY. Goods were 14.4% and services 27.8% more expensive than in April last…

Moldova: ten new trolleybuses start running in Chisinau

Electric Transport company launched ten new trolleybuses on the electric transport routes in the capital. The new AKSM trolleybuses were manufactured at Belkommunmash plant in Minsk and assembled in the RTEC repair workshop. They are equipped with air conditioning systems, indoor and outdoor surveillance cameras and USB sockets. All transport units have LED-based optical blocks,…

Poland: FDI inflows record-high in 2021

The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Poland in 2021 hit a record high of $24.8 billion, up by 82% from pre-pandemic 2019. According to the state-owned think tank, Polish Economic Institute (PIE), Poland was 14th in the world and the third in the EU, behind Germany and Sweden, in terms of the value…