Ukraine: electricity imports an opportunity for businesses to ensure uninterrupted operation

Electricity imports will allow large industrial enterprises to guarantee uninterrupted operation in the event of the introduction of electricity consumer restriction schedules due to a shortage of current in the power grid. This was stated by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Economy, during an online meeting on energy issues…

Moldova: USAID provides assistance to farmers in implementing international standards

USAID Rural Competitiveness and Resilience project (PCRR) is launching a call for requests for technical assistance (consultancy and training services) to support the implementation of the international standards requirements, which contribute to the facilitation of fresh horticultural product exports. The call was launched on January 10 and would end on January 31. 25 producers or…

Poland: retail sales down in November 2023

Polish retail sales went down by 0.8% YoY in November 2023 after a 2.1% increase in October 2023, the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat reported on January 8. Month on month, retail sales went down by 0.1%, the agency also said. Eurostat annual growth figures are work-day adjusted, while the monthly growth figures are also seasonally…