In the first eight months of 2025, the state budget received EUR 10 billion in taxes – nearly EUR 1 billion more than during the same period last year. In August, the state treasury received EUR 1.27 billion in taxes – EUR 116 million more than in August of the previous year. 90% of August’s…
The Government has adopted a series of decisions to support entrepreneurs under the “Made in Ukraine” policy, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko has announced. “We keep holding dedicated Government meetings. Today, we have focused on supporting Ukrainian manufacturers as part of the “Made in Ukraine” policy. We adopted a number of decisions for…
New car registrations rose by over 40% YoY in Latvia and Lithuania in Q3, while in Estonia they fell by more than 40%. An analysis of data from the vehicle registration agencies of Lithuania (Regitra), Latvia (CSDD) and Estonia (Transport Administration) showed that new passenger car registrations in the Baltic States rose by 16.7% in…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a resolution introducing a uniform procedure for arranging workplaces for people with disabilities. The new document defines a clear mechanism for redesigning, renovating, and retrofitting premises to make them fully inclusive. The resolution was elaborated by the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine. The document…
Over the nine months of 2025, the sum worth UAH 374.1 billion was directed to the general fund of local budgets, up by UAH 50.3 billion YoY. The main revenues of the General Fund of local budgets (excluding inter-budget transfers) in nine months of 2025 were: – UAH 214.1 billion – personal income tax (PIT);…
The World Bank has revised upward its outlook for Bulgaria’s economy, projecting a 3% increase in gross domestic product (GDP) for 2025. This marks a 1% rise from the institution’s June forecast, as outlined in its Jobs and Prosperity: Autumn 2025 Economic Update for Europe and Central Asia. According to the new report, Bulgaria’s real…
Over the past week, under the Government’s Affordable Loans at 5-7-9% programme, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises received 717 preferential loans totalling UAH 1.9 billion, including 525 loans worth UAH 1 billion from state-owned banks. Since the start of 2025, entrepreneurs have obtained 21,232 loans worth UAH 62.1 billion under the 5-7-9% programme, with 14,737…