Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko held a meeting with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso in Kyiv. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Ministers of Finance Olga Zykova and Oleksandr Kava, Deputy Minister for European Integration Yuriy Draganchuk, and Government Commissioner for Public Debt Management…
Slovakia’s government has spent recent weeks promoting the idea that its public finances are on a sharp path to improvement. Yet new figures from the European Commission paint a picture that is far less flattering than the one presented in Bratislava. The Commission expects Slovakia to post a 4.6% deficit next year – significantly above…
The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko, met with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Odile Renaud-Basso, who is on a working visit to Kyiv. The Head of Government thanked the EBRD leadership for their ongoing cooperation, support for Ukraine, and effective dialogue. During the meeting, the parties focused on securing…
Illegal recruitment practices in Uzbekistan are sending workers to Bulgaria under the promise of salaries reaching 5,000 leva (EUR 2,560), but the reality often fails to meet expectations, prompting many to leave early and leaving Bulgarian employers facing staffing gaps. Officials, business representatives, and employer organisations convened in Ruse on November 12 to discuss strategies…
The Government has instructed a comprehensive audit of all the largest state-owned enterprises, particularly in the energy and defence industries. Special attention is to be paid to the transparency of procurement and financial controls. This was announced by Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko following the Cabinet meeting. “The supervisory boards of Naftogaz, Ukroboronprom, Ukrzaliznytsia,…
On November 13, EUR 5.9 billion was transferred to the state budget of Ukraine from the European Union. In particular: – EUR 4.1 billion – as part of the EU’s contribution under the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative. This is the final tranche of the EUR 18.1 billion mobilized by the EU…
Payments for August under the National Cashback programme have begun. In the coming days, participants will receive UAH 509 million from the state. This is a record monthly compensation for purchases of domestically produced goods since the programme’s launch. The payout amount is nearly one-and-a-half times higher than last year: August 2024 – UAH 342…