Armenia’s Central Bank has decided to leave its policy interest rate unchanged at 6.50% following a meeting of its Board held on August 4. The Central Bank said the interest rate on its lombard repo facility remains at 8.00%, while the rate paid on funds attracted from banks has been maintained at 5.00%. The Central…
Over 17.4 thousand actual inspections were conducted by the tax audit units of the State Tax Service in 7 months of 2026. According to their results, almost 298 million UAH have already been received by the budget. Almost 1.7 thousand unregistered workers have been identified. Thanks to a risk-oriented approach and high-quality pre-audit analysis, actual…
After just a few months on the Slovak market, Russian discount chain Mere unexpectedly closed all three of its stores in the country on July 30. Announcements citing “technical reasons” were posted on the social media pages of the stores in Banska Bystrica, Prievidza and Nove Zamky, as well as on notices displayed at the…
According to the operational data of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine, in July, 17.9 billion hryvnias of military levy were received by the special fund of the state budget. The new procedure for transferring funds to the special fund is effective from July 1. In accordance with the amendments to the Law of Ukraine…
When Prime Minister Robert Fico visited farmland near Senec during a recent harvest tour, he surprised many by saying that the government was considering bringing in a major foreign investor to help restore Slovakia’s dilapidated irrigation systems. Following this week’s developments, it appears he may have found one in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). On…
Ukraine and Lebanon are deepening cooperation in the agricultural sector to ensure stable supplies of Ukrainian agricultural products, strengthen food security, and boost bilateral trade. This was agreed upon during an online meeting of the leadership of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine with the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of…
With the support of government assistance programs, the geographic reach of Armenian agricultural exports continues to expand. Armenian flowers have now been exported to 26 countries, fruit to 21 countries, and vegetables to eight countries. Additional compensation is planned for August for businesses exporting greenhouse products, fresh fruit, and selected categories of food and beverages…