As the price of gold soared to an all-time high, surpassing $5,000 per ounce (EUR 4,200), a senior official at the Bank of Lithuania acknowledged that the central bank could have profited from additional purchases but chose not to due to its long-term policy. “Looking back, we definitely missed out. If we had bought more…
Slovakia’s economy slowed in 2025, making it harder to reduce the fiscal deficit and stabilise public debt, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said after completing its annual review of the country. An IMF mission led by Magnus Saxegaard held talks with Slovak authorities from January 14 to 27. In its concluding statement, the Fund said…
The development of non-raw material exports has been and remains one of Ukraine’s priorities. It is fundamentally important for the Government that Ukrainian exporters feel real, systematic and predictable support from the state – at a level that has long been the standard for business in developed economies. This was stated by the Minister of…
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, emphasized that Bulgaria’s economy continued to perform strongly despite ongoing political uncertainty. She warned that the country must avoid letting its budget deficit grow and urged both caretaker and regular governments to adopt careful fiscal policies. Georgieva noted that Bulgaria was already reaping benefits from…
The European Commission on January 27 approved defence financing for Lithuania under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative, preliminarily allocating the country more than 6.3 billion euros in loans, with the final amount to be confirmed once the agreement is signed. European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius said the latest round of…
Over the past week, within the framework of the State program “Affordable loans 5-7-9%”, representatives of micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) received 468 preferential loans from authorized banks for a total amount of 2.5 billion UAH, in particular, from state-owned banks – 290 loans for 1 billion UAH. During the martial law period in…
The Customs Service collected over 736.7 million lei last week. The money collected from taxpayers is paid directly into the state budget and redistributed for salaries, infrastructure development and social projects. During this period, individuals brought in goods whose customs value exceeded the non-taxable limit, with payments of about 2.65 million lei collected, representing 3.6%…