A total of 745 businesses have been relocated in Ukraine since the relevant government program was launched, and 558 of them have already resumed operations. The relevant statement was made by the Economy Deputy Minister Tetiana Berezhna. “Since the government program was launched, businesses have submitted 1,846 requests. A total of 745 enterprises were moved…
Over 200 Ukrainian businesses have relocated to the Lviv region as part of the business relocation program, and 144 of them are already working. The relevant statement was made by Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko on Telegram. “Economy must work! We are making a lot of efforts to…
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…