Poland’s estimated unemployment rate in April stood at 5.3%, against 5.4% in March, the family and social policy minister said on May 9. Close to 879,900 unemployed people were registered at labour offices at the end of April, down from 902,100 at the end of the previous month, Marlena Malag also said. The final end-April…
Home-loans for real estate outside Tallinn and its environs have risen slightly in overall share, Swedbank reports. While the majority (nearly two-thirds, at 60%) of total home-loans issued by Swedbank for the purchase of property in Estonia are for real estate in Tallinn and Harju County, this is still slightly down on the 63% share…
In the four months of 2022, the Pension Fund of Ukraine (PFU) received UAH 171.9 billion, including UAH 113.7 billion of own revenues. The PFU received UAH 113.7 billion from the single social contribution and other payments in January-April. Another UAH 58.2 billion came from the state budget to finance pensions and one-time benefits in…
The consumer price index grew by 18.8% YoY in April, with price advance faster than in decades. Housing expenses contributed the most, Statistics Estonia reported. According to Statistics Estonia, in April, the consumer price index increased by 3.6% MoM and by 18.8% YoY. Goods were 14.4% and services 27.8% more expensive than in April last…
During his working visit to Warsaw, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced that since the beginning of the full-blown russian invasion of Ukraine, the country had obtained more than $12 billion in support in the shape of weaponry and finances. “These are funds from Ukraine’s allies that help us defend our freedom and…
Compared to March 2021, industrial production output rose by 6.3% in March, according to calendar adjusted data at constant prices. Output increase was registered in manufacturing (+10%) and mining and quarrying (+9.2%). In turn, the supply of electricity and gas decreased by 18.6% due to a decrease in the volume of electricity produced in CHP…
The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Poland in 2021 hit a record high of $24.8 billion, up by 82% from pre-pandemic 2019. According to the state-owned think tank, Polish Economic Institute (PIE), Poland was 14th in the world and the third in the EU, behind Germany and Sweden, in terms of the value…