Poland: country tops list of EU pumpkin producers

Poland has been the EU’s largest pumpkin producer since 2020, according to a government agriculture support centre. Over the last ten years, pumpkin production in Poland grew 8-fold, to 400,000 tons annually, the National Support Centre for Agriculture (KOWR) reported, quoting Eurostat data. According to Eurostat, in the years 2014-2020, Poland’s pumpkin cultivation area grew…

Moldova: Portuguese company to build wind park

Moldova makes important steps to attract foreign investors to the country. An extra proof is a Moldovan-Portuguese economic forum organized in Chisinau, with the participation of President Maia Sandu and her Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. In the context, Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu had a constructive discussion with representatives of the Greenvolt Portuguese company,…

Ukraine: assistance for farmers to be received under World Bank’s emergency project

The World Bank is implementing the Ukraine Agriculture Recovery Inclusive Support Emergency (ARISE) Project that will help more than 90,000 farmers to access affordable loans and receive grants for agricultural production. This is said in a press release by the World Bank. “The Ukraine Agriculture Recovery Inclusive Support Emergency (ARISE) Project will provide access to…

Bulgaria: social risk highest in EU

Bulgaria has the highest social risk in the European Union, according to the Social Resilience Index. It tracks 12 economic, social and political parameters in 185 countries around the world, says Allianz Trade, which produces the ranking. The results of the study covered the period from early 2022 to September 2023. The Social Resilience Index…

Poland: CPI up in October 2023

Prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) increased by 6.5% YoY and edged up by 0.2% MoM in October, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported in a flash estimate on October 31. Economists polled by PAP Business estimated that October’s CPI would reach 6.6% YoY and 0.3% MoM. In September, the prices…