As the spread of Covid-19 in Latvia has decreased among children, the Latvian government has decided to lift the requirement for minors to present the digital Covid-19 certificate to prove their vaccination or recovery from the disease to attend events and receive services provided indoors or in the presence of an adult having one of…
Lithuania’s nitrogen fertilzser plant Achema said on February 15 it was considering suspending striking workers’ labour contracts, hiring new people to fill in their places. “We can take certain collective action against the remaining protesters, it’s called a lockdown, a temporary suspension of labour contracts,” Achema’s chief legal officer Rytis Budrius said. “It means that…
On February 14, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) sold $377 million to smooth out excessive fluctuations on the foreign exchange market, Director of the NBU’s Open Markets Department Oleksiy Lupin said. According to Lupin, at the end of last week, everyone noticed the deterioration of information environment due to negative news related to the…
Georgian external trade turnover amounted to $1.1 billion in January, up by 41.1% YoY, latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) showed. The value of exports grew by 47.6% and equaled $331.3 million in the period, while imports also increased by 38.5%, reaching $778.1 million. Trade deficit, a measure of the negative…
Energy price hikes, the continuing pandemic and geopolitical tensions did not seem to affect Lithuania’s exports growth in 2021. Statistical data analysis by Enterprise Lithuania, the government’s business promotion agency, showed that the country’s goods exports grew by 20.5% YoY. Export growth rates remained similar throughout the year. The most significant growth was recorded in…
The International Monetary Fund is monitoring the situation in Ukraine and is planning to send the next review mission under the Stand-By Arrangement for Ukraine in the first quarter of 2022. Gerry Rice, Director of the IMF’s Communications Department and IMF Spokesman, said this at a briefing in Washington. “The board approved in November 2021…
Georgia and the UK assessed Georgia’s investment potential and business opportunities. The issue was discussed at the meeting between the Head of the London Chamber of Commerce Richard Burge and the MPs of the Georgian Parliament on their official visit to the UK. According to Nikoloz Samkharadze, a member of the delegation and the Chairman…