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,…
Lithuania’s Finance and Social Security and Labour Ministries have proposed to the government to increase the minimum monthly wage by 110 euros, to 840 euros before tax, from January 1, 2023. The ministries also proposed increasing the non-taxable income threshold by 85 euros, to 625 euros. The Cabinet will consider the rates of the minimum…
Poland’s industrial output rose by 10.9% YoY in August, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on September 20. Month on month, industrial output increased by 0.7%. Economists polled by PAP expected August’s industrial production to grow by 9.8% YoY and to fall by 0.1% MoM. Manufacturing prices increased by 25.5% YoY and by 0.8% MoM,…