Poland’s unemployment rate fell to 5.4% in March from 5.5% February, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on April 26. The number of registered unemployed measured 902,100 in March against 921,800 in the previous month, GUS also said. Earlier, the Family and Social Policy Ministry estimated March’s unemployment also at 5.4%. (The First News/Business World…
Customs Service revenues to the state budget amounted to over 687.9 million lei on April 18-25, up by 23.3% than the budget burden set for this period. According to the institution, the private people set out goods the value in customs of which exceeded the non-taxable limit, collected payments amounting to over 8.3 million lei,…
The ruling coalition in Latvia plans to discuss possible solutions to compensate the rapid price rise, as journalists were told by representatives of government parties. Last week, the Minister of Welfare Gatis Eglitis presented to coalition cooperation parties the plan to increase minimal wage from EUR 640 to EUR 700 next year. On April 25,…
Ukrainian refugees who want to stay abroad for a long time could be a positive factor for Europe, which will experience labor shortages in the medium term. “In the long run, Ukraine wants refugees to return. The sooner this happens, the better. However, some of the refugees may stay for a long time, and this…
Poland is helping Ukrainian refugees, but they are also helping Poland by taking up vacant jobs, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said. Since February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, a total of 2,944,000 people have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border into Poland, the Border Guard (SG) report. Most of the refugees have stayed in…
Ukrainian business owners and prospective entrepreneurs will be able to take out government-subsidized loans to start businesses in Lithuania, the Economy Ministry said on April 25. “We are giving the Ukrainians an opportunity to get loans with 30% lower interest rates for starting a business. This will make it easier for them to settle in…
Poland’s general government sector deficit will reach 4% of GDP in 2022, Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has said. Last year, according to Central Statistical Office data, Poland’s general government deficit settled at 1.8%. “This year the deficit of the public finance sector will be higher, at the level of around 4%,” Morawiecki said at…