Slovakia’s state budget deficit widened significantly in the first two months of 2026, as government spending continued to outpace revenues, according to the latest fiscal data. As of the end of February, the state budget recorded a deficit of EUR 1.44 billion, almost four times higher than the EUR 346-million shortfall recorded in January. The…
Since the beginning of the year, the budget has already received over UAH 4.2 billion of “Google Tax”. This was reported on her Facebook page by the Acting Head of the State Tax Service Lesya Karnaukh. This year’s revenues exceed the figure for January-February last year by UAH 0.7 billion. Then UAH 3.5 billion was…
The Russian Central Bank announced on Friday that it has extended restrictions on withdrawing foreign currency from bank accounts for another six months, until September 9, 2026, due to ongoing Western sanctions. The regulator has been extending the restrictions every six months since the spring of 2022, as sanctions against Russia remain in place, prohibiting…
In Astrakhan, schoolchildren were forced to honor the memory of the murdered Ayatollah Khamenei
In Russia in the fourth quarter of 2025, organizations reduced the number of employees by 59% compared to the same period a year earlier. A total of 32,600 people were subject to optimization. This follows from the Rosstat report “Social and Economic Situation in Russia”, with which Vedomosti became acquainted. According to official statistics, layoffs…
AvtoVAZ is looking for ways to increase demand for its products amid a sales slump. The company has added a new budget configuration, “Classic”, to the price list for the Lada Granta liftback, priced at 1.017 million rubles. Compared to the previous basic version, the price has dropped by 81,000 rubles. The savings were achieved…
First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with the Swedish Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Oberg, during which they discussed the current state of cooperation in the energy sector and further directions for its expansion. Denys Shmyhal expressed gratitude to the Government of Sweden for adopting an additional…