Estonian President Alar Karis and his Baltic counterparts met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York, where their discussion focused on issues related to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Speaking at a strategic investment summit, the three heads of state also called on American entrepreneurs to invest in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. At their…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects to continue to invest roughly EUR 1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) per year in Ukraine in the coming two years, EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso has said. She said the amount was not set in stone and could increase, but that there was still a crucial need to…
The Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry (MAIA) has launched the third call of submitting files within the programme of post-investment grants, meant for the sustainable management of lands. The call is valid for the period of September 18 – October 20. The post-investment grants are meant for compensating the expenses for the purchasing of agricultural…
Poland’s core inflation, which excluded the prices of food and energy, measured 10% YoY in August and was down from July’s 10.6%, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) said on September 18. Inflation excluding fixed prices amounted to 8.9% YoY in August, down from the level of 9.6% in the previous month. Inflation excluding the…
Deputy Head of the Office of the President Rostyslav Shurma held a meeting with entrepreneurs regarding the facilitation of business conditions in Ukraine and the reform of inspection bodies. According to the president’s press service, more than 60 businessmen took part in the event, including owners of industrial, logistics and financial companies. Shurma shared current…
Prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) increased by 10.1% YoY, but remained flat MoM in August, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. GUS confirmed its figures reported earlier in a flash CPI estimate. In July, the prices of consumer goods and services increased by 10.8% YoY, but declined by 0.2% MoM.…
Average annual inflation of around 8% is expected until the end of the year and decrease in the following year as well. This was stated in Plovdiv by the Minister of Economy and Industry Bogdan Bogdanov, specifying that he was waiting for the data submitted to the ministry. “Until the end of the year, let’s…