Ahead of Bulgaria’s entry into the eurozone on January 1, 2026, and due to heightened demand for euro coin starter kits featuring the national side, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) will extend its working hours for customer service on December 27. At the BNB central building, located at 1 Knyaz Alexander I Square in Sofia,…
Estonian media group Ekspress Grupp said on December 23 it had agreed to sell Lithuanian news portal lrytas.lt to a company owned by television producer Rolandas Skaisgirys, following an order by Lithuania’s Competition Council to divest the outlet. The buyer is Admisa, a company owned by Skaisgirys, who is also chairman of the board of…
The 2026 budget strengthens support for Ukrainian business, expanding opportunities for affordable lending, innovative development, and economic modernisation. The Government will continue to fund programmes that help enterprises operate and recover amid wartime conditions, create jobs, scale up production, and attract investment. For these purposes, UAH 51.8 billion is allocated in 2026, including for lending,…
Russians are increasingly assessing their financial situation negatively and are becoming more pessimistic about the future of their personal finances, according to a survey by the “Public Opinion” Foundation (FOM). At the end of November, the share of citizens who complain about a worsening financial situation reached 25% – the maximum since 2022. Compared to…
The Volzhanin poultry factory, which supplies 20% of the chicken egg market in central Russia, has announced a temporary suspension of deliveries. According to a source from Kommersant, the reason was an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at the company’s site in the Yermakovo settlement of the Yaroslavl region. Shipments were suspended on…
In Russia, it is planned to build 2,062 new civilian ships by 2035, but funding for almost 1,500 of them has not yet been determined. This follows from the updated government’s prospective plan for civilian shipbuilding, sources familiar with the document told “Vedomosti”. According to them, the authorities are ready to allocate 1.14 trillion rubles…
The State Tax Service of Ukraine and the Federal State Finance Service of Belgium will cooperate in the field of tax debt management. The parties have identified priority areas of interaction and outlined the first practical steps. The cooperation will take place within the framework of the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the…