Bulgaria recorded only a limited and one-off increase in inflation after joining the euro on January 1, with the impact estimated at 0.3% to 0.4%, Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev said in an interview with Reuters. He stressed that the effect was in line with Croatia’s experience and that overall inflation trends remained broadly…
Poland’s economy is 42% larger than it would be if the country had not joined the European Union, according to new analysis by the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), a public think tank. Its figures come amid growing political debate in Poland about the possibility of leaving the EU. So-called “Polexit” seemed unthinkable until recently, but…
Taiwan has received an action plan from Lithuania outlining priority economic sectors and potential projects to boost bilateral cooperation, Taipei’s representative has told reporters. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has indeed received a cooperation document proposal from the Lithuanian side. The ministry is currently studying and promoting future specific cooperation plans. We need some time…
Data released by the Ministry of Finance, covering budget execution for February and preliminary estimates for March, indicate a marked deterioration in Bulgaria’s fiscal position. Additional comparative analysis published by the Fiscal Council highlights the figures in the context of an extended budget framework, described as an atypical financial situation. According to the report, the…
The total production of industrial enterprises decreased by 0.5% at constant prices compared with February last year, data from Statistics Estonia showed. One economist called the figures surprising. Riin Kadarik, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that manufacturing production, which had increased for three months, started to decrease in February. “This was influenced by the…
Over the past week, entrepreneurs secured 845 new loans totaling UAH 3.84 billion. In total, since the beginning of 2026, businesses have taken 8,800 loans under the program, totaling UAH 40.1 billion. The largest amounts of loan funds during this period were obtained in the following areas: – Lending in high-military-risk zones – UAH 13.9…
According to the operational data of the State Treasury Service, in March, UAH 267.7 billion was received by the general fund of the state budget. At the same time, the implementation of the monthly revenue schedule by the State Tax Service was 101.9% (+UAH 3.1 billion), by the State Customs Service – 108.8% (+UAH 6.4…