Baltic States: Russian money flow falling

A study conducted by the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania has found that travel restrictions associated with both the Covid pandemic and the start of the full-scale invasion by Russia of Ukraine have significantly reduced the inflow of cash, including of the ill-gotten variety, from Russia and into all three Baltic…

Poland: anti-inflation shields to continue if needed

Anti-inflation shields, introduced to help the Polish people cope with high inflation, will remain in place if necessary, the Polish government spokesman has said. “Our government always takes action during crises. Financial, anti-crisis and anti-inflation shields were launched when the need arose,” Piotr Mueller wrote on X. “The situation will look the same in the…