Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso on the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano. “On the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference, a meeting was held with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Odile Renaud-Basso. We…
The first batch of EU macro-financial assistance within the framework of the new program for Ukraine will be provided immediately after the ratification by the European Parliament and national parliaments, as expected, before the summer vacations. “On the part of the EU, we are preparing a macro-financial assistance program. The first batch – worth 1…
The revenues in the National Public Budget, managed by the State Fiscal Service (SFS), amounted to 27 billion lei (1.35 billion euros) in the first six months of this year, up by 19.6% YoY. According to SFS, 12.1 billion lei were collected in the state budget in 2022, up by 26.3%. “Revenues worth about 2.9…
Inflation and high prices are currently the most important challenges facing the Polish government, its spokesperson has admitted. Piotr Mueller said that “these problems are primarily caused by the situation on the energy market and, to a lesser extent, on the food market”. He also added that it was difficult to predict when inflation would…
Lithuania is ready to continue and step up its expert support to Ukraine, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte has said. “It is necessary to use this moment of mobilisation and political will for the decisive implementation of reforms, and Lithuania is ready to continue and strengthen the expert support it is already providing,” she said in…
At a meeting in Lugano, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed measures to support the economy during the war with Alfred Kammer, Director of the IMF’s European Department. As Shmyhal posted on Telegram, cooperation with the IMF was one of the important priorities of the government’s financial policy. Shmyhal also told Kammer about the…
Special discounts on petrol, such as the one introduced by PKN Orlen, the dominant Polish fuel company, may play an important role in lowering inflation, PKO BP’s chief economist said on July 4. Piotr Bujak said that “energy prices continue to rise, mainly those for natural gas, due to Russia limiting supplies to the European…