Ukraine: Luxembourg to join microfinance for businesses

Restoration of Ukraine, humanitarian demining, investment in the national economy and cooperation in the field of digital and modern technologies. These and other topics were discussed during a video meeting between Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, and Franz Fayot, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs and Minister…

Poland: unemployment rate unchanged in April 2023

Poland’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged MoM at 2.7% in April, Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, reported on June 1. The number of unemployed rose to 470,000 in April from 466,000 in March, Eurostat also said. According to Eurostat, the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the eurozone countries stood at 6.5% in April, after correction, against…

Poland: CPI up in May 2023

Prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) rose by 13% YoY and were unchanged month on month in May, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on May 31. In a flash estimate, GUS said that May’s CPI would reach 13% YoY and remain flat month on month. In April, the prices of…