The National Bank of Poland (NBP) has over EUR 140 billion in foreign currency reserves, nearly twice as much as 10 years ago, the bank’s president has written in a weekly magazine. Writing in the “Wszystko co najwazniejsze” (“Everything that’s most important”) opinion magazine, published by the New Media Institute Foundation, Adam Glapinski argued that…
The Georgian National Food Agency has fined 20 slaughterhouses across the country for violating hygienic norms. In its reveal of the inspection results, the Agency said inspection of slaughterhouses as “high-risk facilities” for health matters was its priority. A total of 302 state controls have been carried out in slaughterhouses across Georgia so far this…
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…
During his working visit to Warsaw, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced that since the beginning of the full-blown russian invasion of Ukraine, the country had obtained more than $12 billion in support in the shape of weaponry and finances. “These are funds from Ukraine’s allies that help us defend our freedom and…
During his working visit to Warsaw on May 5, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with the Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir. The parties discussed the consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the need to prolong sanctions pressure against the terrorist country. The Prime Minister of Ukraine said that russia continued…
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,…
Compared to March 2021, industrial production output rose by 6.3% in March, according to calendar adjusted data at constant prices. Output increase was registered in manufacturing (+10%) and mining and quarrying (+9.2%). In turn, the supply of electricity and gas decreased by 18.6% due to a decrease in the volume of electricity produced in CHP…