The sectors of the economy where it is impossible to set up work from home for the employees have been affected the most by the war in Ukraine, the First Deputy Minister of Economy Denys Kudin has said. “The most affected areas are those where telework is impossible. In particular, today we have no air…
Global credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) lowered Estonia’s economic outlook from “positive” to “stable” due to the impacts of Russia’s war in Ukraine. It did not change Estonia’s AA- status. The agency believes the war will impact Estonia’s economic growth and increase budget expenditures due to higher spending on defense, compensation of household…
Water consumers in Chisinau can activate the electronic invoice service. Apa-Canal Chisinau company announces that it makes available the payment option electronic invoice to water consumers in the municipality. “The electronic invoice is a facility made available to the water supplier’s customers so that everyone can quickly and securely benefit from the information related to…
The electronic and audio books will be exempted from the value added tax (VAT). The parliament approved a draft law to this effect on April 1. Thus, the production of electronic and audio books, as well as the electronic and audio periodical publications, services of editing and the services concerning the copyright and other related…
The Lithuanian government is expected to unveil a plan of measure to cushion the impact of soaring energy, food and other prices for households and businesses. The government’s proposed 1-billion-euro measures include increasing pensions, compensation payments and other social benefits for the lowest earners, as well as raising the non-taxable income threshold. According to sources,…
The estimated real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Georgia increased by 14.6% YoY in February, while the average real GDP grew by 16.3% in January-February, the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) showed. The largest share of GDP growth was posted in the following sectors: manufacturing, transportation and storage, electricity, gas,…
The Parliament adopted on March 31 in the first reading a draft ratification of financing agreement between Moldova and European Investment Bank (EIB) for implementation of the Energy Efficiency in the Republic of Moldova Project. The contract provides for the granting of 30 million euros to increase energy efficiency in public institutions, primarily to those…