Lithuania’s Defence Ministry is eyeing reconnaissance drones made in the country that could replicate the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone, which has made its mark during the war in Karabakh as well as in Ukraine. “There is no chance of catching up with the Americans in terms of quality, or Israel for that matter, because they’ve…
Poland recorded a PLN 9.2-billion (EUR 2-billion) state budget surplus after the first four months of 2022, the finance minister indicated. This compares to a PLN 0.3-billion (EUR 65-million) deficit in Q1, Magdalena Rzeczkowska wrote in a comment on May 24. “In April, state budget revenues rose by 4.3% YoY or by around PLN 2…
Euribor, an interbank lending rate that affects interest payments, is set to rise by 1% this year, by 2% in 2023 year and remain at a similar level at least until 2032. According to the Bank of Lithuania, the Euribor hike is expected in mid-summer. It will be felt by almost all residents of the…
Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union has provided a total of EUR 4.5 billion in financial support to Ukraine, Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva has announced. “The total amount of assistance that the European Union has provided since the launch of Russia’s open…
Moody’s has downgraded the Government of Ukraine’s foreign and domestic currency long-term issuer ratings and foreign currency senior unsecured debt ratings to Caa3 from Caa2. Moody’s has also changed the outlook to negative from ratings under review, concluding the review for downgrade that was initiated on February 25, reads the report released on the agency’s…
The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) on May 23 informed about more controls, made on the last period, as to the quality of the fresh/refrigerated and congealed fish, sold in trade units, in the wake of which non-conformities were detected. According to ANSA, Agency’s inspectors found out more non-conformities, such as: inadequacy of sanitary and…
Poland’s retail sales increased in real terms by 19% YoY, but fell by 0.1% MoM in April 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said on May 23. But in a commentary on the GUS data, the bank said that such a high figure was likely “unsustainable” because in May 2021 customers rushed to shops and…