The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised down Poland’s projected GDP growth in 2023 to 3.5% from 4.5%, according to the EBRD’s latest report. At the same time, the EBRD has maintained its forecast for Poland’s 4% GDP growth this year. According to the report, the downside risks related to geopolitical uncertainty…
Boosted by sales of mineral fuels and electricity, Estonia’s imports and exports reached a record high in March, growing by more than 30% YoY, data from Statistics Estonia showed. In March, exports increased by 35% and imports by 31% compared to March 2021. Compared to the first quarter of last year, exports grew by 30%…
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and President of the European Council Charles Michel have checked the current situation at Odesa Sea Port and coordinated joint steps to resolve the issue of Ukraine’s agricultural exports. The relevant statement was made by the Government portal. Shmyhal stressed that the world was already feeling the effects of the…
At the end of April 2022, the number of idle enterprises reduced to 17% compared to 32% at the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The relevant statement was made by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in the monthly macroeconomic and monetary overview. “The number of idle enterprises reduced almost twofold compared to…
“Ukraine’s complete victory is in our interests, as is the restoration of their independence and territorial integrity. This is a requirement for lasting peace in Europe,” said Latvian Saeima speaker Inara Murniece on May 8, during her meeting with vice-speaker of Ukrainian parliament Olena Kondratiuk. During their meeting, the parties discussed aid for Ukraine in…
Imports from China have stabilised, but exports of Lithuanian goods to China are almost non-existent, Rimas Varkulevicius, president of the Association of Lithuanian Chambers of Industry, Trade and Crafts (LPPARA), has said. “There are practically no exports because China has removed many Lithuanian producers from registers and imposed other restrictions, he said. Some goods may…
Rising fuel and raw material prices, as well as a return to organic farming methods, are pushing some to abandon heavy machinery. Vigandas Indrasius, a Lithuanian farmer in the Birzai district, decided to sell his tractors and use horses to work the land instead. Indrasius, who owns 300 hectares of land, is cultivating it with…