In June, Bulgaria’s services sector saw a monthly production increase of 0.6%, while Eurostat data showed a decline in the EU for the same period. Production in the Eurozone’s services sector dropped by 0.8% compared to May, with the overall EU figure falling by 0.9%. This follows May’s figures where services output in the Eurozone…
On September 11, the leadership of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the World Bank signed agreements to raise funding under the project “Lifting Education Access and Resilience in Times of Need” (LEARN). The signatories were Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko, Minister of Education…
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Vitalii Koval met with the World Bank delegation headed by Bob Saum, Regional Country Director for Eastern Europe. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Minister Denys Bashlyk. The parties discussed cooperation and support for Ukrainian farmers. Vitalii Koval thanked the World Bank representatives for the support…
Since the beginning of the year, sappers have inspected, cleared of mines and handed over more than 200,000 hectares of fertile land to farmers. Of these, more than 20,000 hectares were handed over to farmers in August. This was announced by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Economy of Ukraine,…
From September 10, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) is making amendments to the existing foreign exchange restrictions, which are aimed at supporting business and countering unproductive capital outflows from the country. The relevant statement was made by the NBU’s press service. “On the one hand, the NBU is easing a number of restrictions, and…
Despite the progress made in gender equality, seeing a woman at the executive level of major companies remains uncommon, particularly in technical sectors and the private sphere. According to data from the European Commission, just 13.7% of top positions in Europe’s largest publicly traded companies are currently held by women. To address this, new legislation…
The Ministry of Tourism is set to request an increased budget for national tourism advertising in 2025. Although specific figures have not been disclosed, Deputy Minister Irena Georgieva indicates that the department is not seeking a doubling of the budget. She cited the “delicacy of the situation” due to upcoming elections as a reason for…