Ukraine and Latvia are working to further develop and strengthen trade and economic relations. During the meeting between Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Prime Minister of Latvia Krisjanis Karins, the parties agreed to continue the work of the Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Latvian Commission on Economic, Industrial, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. The ninth meeting of the…
Poland’s core inflation, which excluded the prices of food and energy, measured 12% YoY in February, up from 11.7 % in January, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) said on March 16. Inflation excluding fixed prices amounted to 18.1% in February, up from 16.3% in the previous month. Inflation excluding the most volatile items measured…
Enterprise Georgia, an export promotion agency of the country, is inviting micro and small-sized entrepreneurs in Georgia to submit their new business ideas for a state grant with a maximum amount of GEL 30,000 ($11,607). The agency said on March 16 that “all adult entrepreneurs” were eligible to submit their projects to the Micro and…
About 1.2 million Georgian resident visitors made 1.36 million visits within the country per month in 2022, the latest domestic tourism survey published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed on March 16. The office said the number of visitors aged 15 and above decreased by 3.3% YoY. Figures also showed last year’s monthly…
On March 14, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry raised UAH 2.7 billion in the state budget from the sale of domestic government bonds. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Finance Ministry on Facebook. In particular, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry offered investors hryvnia-denominated bonds with a maturity period of one year at the rate of…
Prices of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index, CPI) increased by 18.4% YoY and by 1.2% MoM in February, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on March 15. Economists polled by PAP Business estimated that February’s CPI would reach 18.7% YoY and would decrease by 0.9% MM. In January, the prices of consumer goods…
Adam Glapinski, governor of the National Bank of Poland (NBP), has assessed that amid inflation forecasts it has become unlikely that the Monetary Policy Council (RPP), NBP’s rate-setting body, will increase interest rates. “Taking into account the results of the inflation projection, one might say that further hikes are becoming increasingly less likely,” Glapinski wrote…