First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal met with Nicolas Forissier, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, to discuss further support for Ukraine and the restoration of its energy sector. According to Denys Shmyhal, France will…
“AvtoVAZ” continues to lose ground amid the development of assembly plants for Chinese brands and parallel imports. In January, it sold 19,600 Ladas, which is 29% less than a year ago and 38% less compared to December, according to the analytical agency “AUTOSTAT”. This is much worse than the market: a total of 80,600 new…
Clothing, shoe, and accessory sellers have begun to massively close stores in Russian shopping centers: in more than 200 out of 800 facilities across Russia, the share of space occupied by them has decreased by 10–15%. This follows from a survey by the Union of Shopping Centers (USC), the results of which were reviewed by…
An examination conducted in shopping centers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Sevastopol, and Chelyabinsk showed that among 1,300 pairs of Nike and Adidas sneakers, not a single original pair was found. From September to December, independent appraisers from the “Forensic Expertise and Appraisal Bureau” checked stores that claimed to sell original goods. The checks were…
Investments in the economy have stopped growing, admitted Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak in a conversation with senators: “The growth of investments for the first 9 months of 2025 was 0.5%. For the year, most likely, it will be zero or slightly higher.” Back in September, the Ministry of Economic Development forecasted a 1.7% increase…
A meeting between the Ministry of Development and representatives of the European Investment Bank was held, which was dedicated to discussing the current status of the portfolio of projects implemented with its support. On behalf of the Ministry of Development, the meeting was held by Deputy Minister Maryna Denysiuk, and Deputy Head of the Recovery…
Google has granted funding of $500,000 to the Bulgarian INSAIT Institute at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, recognising the institute’s strong performance in the field of artificial intelligence at both national and international level. According to the institute and the Ministry of Education and Science, the award is intended to support further cutting-edge research and…