The revenue of Russian oil companies continues to decline rapidly following the fall in prices for the Urals oil grade, which is being sold at a discount of almost 50% compared to the Brent oil price. At the end of the week ending January 4, the average 4-week volume of Russia’s oil export revenues fell…
During 2025, 11,008 individual entrepreneurs expressed a desire to open their own business and officially registered a business in Kharkiv. According to the Main Department of the State Tax Service in the Kharkiv region, 424 individual entrepreneurs chose Kharkiv as a new location for their activities and changed their tax address. As of January 1,…
Property prices in Sofia are expected to continue their upward trend in 2026, even as the number of completed transactions declines, according to real estate expert Dr. Georgi Yankov. Yankov, co-founder of Imvestia and a managing partner at a major real estate agency, noted that rising prices did not indicate a market equilibrium where buyers…
A small German manufacturer that once shifted production to Slovakia as part of its European expansion has exited the country, leaving more than 70 workers in Trencin facing uncertainty. LES Slovakia, the local arm of cable-harness producer LES Langen Electronic Systems, has entered bankruptcy after running into financial difficulties. A Bratislava court began insolvency proceedings…
Regional public transport passenger carriers in Latvia are once again considering organizing a protest over the revision of long-term contract prices, while the Road Transport Administration (ATD) says it is still assessing the legal options for making any changes to contracts. On January 7, the Latvian Passenger Carriers Association (LPCA/LPPA) met with Transport Minister Atis…
Ensuring sustainable communication with European countries is not only a matter of logistics, but also a matter of economic sustainability and European integration of Ukraine. The Restoration Agency has 28 checkpoints on its balance sheet. It is developing large and modernizing “small” checkpoints. During 2025, it focused on the strategic development of checkpoints, combining modernization…
The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine draws the attention of private sector representatives to the fact that the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has announced the acceptance of expressions of interest (Request for Expressions of Interest, REOI) for participation in the program for the delivery of internationally transferred emission reduction results (ITMOs).…