2025 was a landmark year for public investment management (PIM) reform in Ukraine. The Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine, together with international partners and authorities at the central, regional, and local levels, completed the development of the fundamental architecture of PIM, which would help strategically invest in the country’s future. “PIM reform…
As of the beginning of 2026, under the state program Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%, representatives of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses received 30,053 preferential loans from authorized banks for a total amount of UAH 93.9 billion. Of these, 20,873 loans worth UAH 48.8 billion were provided by banks in the public sector of the economy.…
The owner of an undersea telecommunications cable connecting Lithuania and Latvia damaged on January 2 says it expects to complete repairs within the next couple of weeks. A spokesman for Arelion, a telecommunications company owned by Swedish infrastructure investment firm Polhem Infra, said that repair work had already been planned but would depend on weather…
All indices on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange opened strongly in their first session measured in euros, showing gains across the board. At a ceremonial event marking the start of trading, Manyu Moravenov, executive director of the exchange, expressed optimism about the year ahead for Bulgaria’s capital market. Moravenov highlighted that the Bulgarian Stock Exchange was…
In 2025, the Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine focused on deregulation, which has a measurable effect on businesses: it reduces excess requirements, simplifies procedures, and shifts public oversight to a risk-based model. These are systemic changes, rather than isolated decisions. “Deregulation is not about lowering standards, but changing the approach. We are…
The forestry sector will continue to be influenced by geopolitical and economic challenges, while a significant paradigm shift is emerging in the understanding of forest value – from a timber resource to a multifunctional ecosystem, Anita Skudra, Chairwoman of the Management Board of Rigas mezi, has told the news agency LETA. She explained that this…
Employers’ attitudes toward their employees’ participation in national defense activities have been getting more positive in recent years. 2025 was no exception, according to a Ministry of Defense-commissioned survey. The proportion of employers who reported problems relating to employees being away on military service had continued to fall. More and more employers are reporting benefits…