Ukraine: customs reform scheduled for 2023

In 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is planning to carry out customs reform that will include six steps. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in an interview with Forbes Ukraine. “I will press for this reform to be implemented this year. We have already agreed with the President…

Poland: over 900,000 Ukrainians find work

Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Malag said during a press conference in the southeastern city of Rzeszow that over 900,000 Ukrainian citizens were now employed in Poland. Malag announced on February 24 that under a special act, introduced a few months after the outbreak of the war, over 900,000 Ukrainian citizens had found…

Ukraine: trade turnover down in January 2023

In January, Ukraine’s trade turnover totaled $7.9 billion, down by 35% YoY. “In January, Ukraine imported goods to the tune of $4.8 billion and exported goods to the tune of $3.1 billion. At the same time, taxed imports totaled $4 billion, accounting for 83% of the total volume of imported goods,” the State Customs Service…

Poland: unemployment up in January 2023

Poland’s unemployment rate went up to 5.5% in January from 5.2% in December 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on February 23. Economists polled by PAP expected a 5.4% unemployment figure in the first month of 2023. The number of registered unemployed measured 857,600 in January against 812,300 in December 2022, GUS also said.…

Poland: jobless rate to go up in coming months

Poland’s unemployment rate may inch upwards in the coming months, a think tank analyst has said. Poland’s unemployment rate went up to 5.5% in January from 5.2% in December 2022, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on February 23. Sebastian Sajnog, an economist with the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), a government-sponsored think tank, said in…