Ukraine’s Internal Affairs Ministry is making efforts to restore the operation of international companies that have left the Ukrainian market since the Russian full-scale invasion started. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba. In his words, this refers to “all core brands”, such as IKEA, H&M and Zara. “The more…
Bulgaria retains its second place in the EU among the countries with the lowest debt, according to the latest official data from Eurostat from July. This was announced by the Ministry of Finance (MoF). At the end of the first quarter, the general government debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 22.5%, with only Estonia having a lower…
Poland’s core inflation, excluding food and energy prices, measured 8.4% YoY in September, down from 10% recorded in August, Poland’s Central Bank announced in a statement. On a monthly basis, Poland’s core inflation settled at negative 0.1%, down from the positive 0.3% recorded in August, the bank also said. According to the latest data from…
The Customs Service collected over 725.9 million lei to the state budget on October 9-15. So far this year, the Customs Service has collected about 26.8 billion lei to the state budget (about 36.3 million euros), up by 2.9% YoY. The money collected from taxpayers is paid directly into the state budget and redistributed for…
A new drop in annual inflation is reported by the National Statistical Institute. Monthly inflation is -0.1%, and annual inflation is 6.3%. Inflation was measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), with monthly inflation for September compared to the previous month and annual inflation compared to the same month of the previous year. The largest…
Ukraine is finding it harder to secure financial support, as the attention of officials in key donor countries shifts to upcoming elections and geopolitical tensions heighten, Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko has said in an interview with Reuters. “I see a lot of tiredness, I see a lot of weakness among our partners, they would like…
The State Property Fund of Ukraine has already sold objects worth UAH 4.5 billion as part of small privatization this year, and it is planned to privatize five more large objects next year. “This is a large figure even compared to peacetime. Despite the war, small privatization is producing results. The government has handed over…