In January-July, non-resident companies that provide electronic services to Ukrainian users paid 11.3 billion UAH of “Google tax” to the budget. This is 1.5 billion UAH more than for the same period last year. Foreign companies transferred 92.8 million euros and 149.4 million US dollars. Among the largest payers are global digital giants Google, Apple,…
Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan will travel to Kazakhstan to attend a regular meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union’s agro-industrial policy council. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has signed the decision authorizing the trip. The meeting will be held in Almaty from August 12 to 14. Within three days of returning from the trip, the economy minister…
Lithuania, Poland and other Baltic States are stepping up security around dams, power plants and natural gas infrastructure amid concerns that Russia could stage “false-flag” attacks intended to trigger confusion within NATO, Reuters reports. Lithuania has strengthened protection of critical infrastructure after its military intelligence reportedly obtained information that Russia was considering attacks in the…
During a meeting with the heads of foreign diplomatic institutions of Ukraine, the Minister of Economy and Environment of Ukraine Oleksandr Kravchenko spoke about priority areas where the role of economic diplomacy is particularly important. The event was held within the framework of the diplomatic week “Restoring Peace and Leadership of Ukraine”. “The Ukrainian diplomatic…
On August 7, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome. The parties discussed further budget support from Japan, cooperation through World Bank instruments, as well as Ukraine’s progress in fulfilling its commitments under the IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program. Sergii Marchenko…
Lithuanian authorities are investigating whether the Russia-owned discount supermarket chain Mere, forced to close following European Union sanctions, has re-emerged under a new brand. The country’s Minister of the Economy and Innovation has asked the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) to determine whether newly opened Ola stores are linked to sanctioned Russian business interests and…
According to data published by Armenia’s Statistical Committee, the number of tourists visiting Armenia in the first half of 2026 increased by 14.8%, to 1,041,598. In the first six months of 2025, 907,135 tourists visited Armenia. Thus, the number of tourists increased by 134,463 over one year. The total number of overnight stays by tourists…