Zurab Azarashvili, the Georgian minister of labour, said the government-initiated public employment programme for socially vulnerable citizens had given jobs to 23,000 people since March. Addressing MPs at the parliament, the official said 61,000 socially vulnerable citizens had addressed his body for consultations over the programme since March 1, with 27,800 expressing readiness to work…
Poland’s unemployment rate went down to 4.8% in August from 4.9% in July, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. The number of registered unemployed measured 806,900 in August against 810,200 in July, GUS also said. Earlier, the Family and Social Policy Ministry estimated August’s unemployment at 4.9%. (The First News/Business World Magazine)
With some Lithuanian MPs proposing to legislate the right of workers to be unavailable after working hours, trade unions say the scale of the issue is huge. Employers, meanwhile, do not see a problem. The Vilnius-based law firm Cobalt employs over 120 lawyers, paralegals and support staff. The lawyers’ union has been working for some…
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvil pledged to explore new avenues in Georgian-Swiss economic cooperation following his meeting with president of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis at the United Nations general assembly in New York. Stressing “successful cooperation in a number of fields”, the officials agreed to further intensify political, economic and other cooperation. Praising “excellent bilateral relations”…
Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita welcomed Ambassador of Japan to Chisinau Yoshihiro Katayama and deputy head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency office in Ukraine Kumiko Kasai to discuss the last details before her visit to Tokyo, where she would attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the government’s communication and protocol department…
Poland’s retail sales increased in real terms by 4.2% YoY and by 1% MoM in August, the Central Statistical Office said on September 21. Economists polled by PAP expected August’s retail sales to grow in real terms by 3% YoY and remain unchanged (at 1.2%) month on month. In current prices, retail sales increased by…
The Asian Development Bank projects the Georgian economy to grow by 7% in 2022, “driven by higher export and tourism revenue, a large inflow of money transfers, and strong private consumption”, the bank said in a report on September 21. The ADB also forecast Georgia’s real gross domestic product growth to be 6% in 2023,…