Foreign workers are becoming an established part of Slovakia’s economy. More than 135,000 foreigners are now employed across the country, accounting for almost 7% of the total workforce. That share is increasing, particularly in industry, logistics and services, while more foreigners are also appearing in high-skilled professions. According to Grafton Recruitment and Gi Group, the…
Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko met with Director-General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission Maarten Verwey to discuss details of launching a new financial instrument for Ukraine worth up to EUR 90 billion. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Minister of Finance for European Integration Yuriy Draganchuk and Government Commissioner for…
Greece has expressed its willingness to organize an economic mission to Moldova in spring, with the aim of exploring investment opportunities in such strategic sectors as energy, infrastructure and logistics. The intention was announced by representatives of the government of Greece and the Project Preparation Facility (PPF) – a unit of Greece’s National Investment Fund…
2025 was a difficult year for privatization, but important in terms of the quality of asset preparation and systemic changes. According to the results of 2025, privatization revenues amounted to about UAH 6.3 billion. However, the key is not only the amount of funds, but also the decisions that were made to unblock large and…
Reindustrialising Ukraine as part of its recovery is directly linked to national security. To stand up to russia militarily, we need to be an industrialised country. The “Made in Ukraine” manufacturer development policy is aimed precisely at developing industrial production. The strategic goal is to increase the share of manufacturing in GDP to 20%. This…
The process surrounding Bulgaria’s transition to the euro is unfolding smoothly and compares favorably with similar experiences in other countries, including Croatia, according to Vladimir Ivanov, Chairman of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets and head of the Coordination Center for the Euro Mechanism. Speaking to bTV, he said the system had proven…
The process of converting Bulgarian levs to euros continues smoothly, with 48.3% of the national currency already withdrawn from circulation. To simplify the exchange process and prevent abuses, rules for converting levs in banks have been standardized. Citizens who are not clients of a given bank must present an ID when exchanging up to EUR…