Poland has ordered nearly 25,000 Starlink terminals for Ukraine. The standard service subscription for one terminal costs Warsaw almost 5,500 UAH per month. This information was provided by the Ministry of Digitalization of Poland. According to the ministry, under the initiative of the Minister of Digitalization, in 2022-2023, as many as 19,560 Starlink terminals were…
After Bulgaria joins the eurozone, the rate of mandatory minimum reserves (MRR) for local banks will be significantly reduced, dropping from the current 12% to just 1%. Additionally, the base on which this rate is calculated will also decrease. The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) expects that these changes will free up more funds that banks…
Over 50,000 enterprises and entrepreneurs have received state support under the Government’s “Made in Ukraine” programme over the past year. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on February 28. “We prioritise Ukrainian business,” the Head of Government highlighted. He added that among the tools to…
According to preliminary data from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), Bulgaria’s gross external debt amounted to EUR 49.019 billion at the end of December 2024. This represents an 8.7% increase YoY, or a rise of EUR 3.939 billion. In comparison, at the end of December 2023, the gross external debt stood at EUR 45.079 billion.…
Consumer prices in Estonia rose by 5.04% YoY in February and by 1.3% compared to January, data from Statistics Estonia showed. In January, Estonia’s annual consumer price index (CPI) growth was 3.9%, ranking the country fourth in the eurozone in terms of inflation. In February 2023, the annual inflation rate was 4.2%. Lauri Veski, head…
340 Ukrainians became the winners of the second wave of the Vlasna Sprava (Own Business) programme in 2025. They will receive grants to start or expand their businesses worth UAH 81 million. In total, 23,700 Ukrainians have become winners of the programme since its launch, and will receive grants worth UAH 5.7 billion. This was…
Ukraine hopes for the continued operation of the autonomous trade preferences regime with the European Union after June 6 and is working on a plan to expand the “industrial visa-free regime” to the maximum number of goods. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Economy – Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka during committee…