The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Kyiv School of Economics organized a roundtable discussion “Business Development as the Main Driver of Ukraine’s Economic Recovery” on financing instruments for the development of Ukrainian business. During the event, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Volodymyr Kuzio spoke about new opportunities to attract investment under the…
Attracting macro-financial assistance from the European Union, the United States and other countries enables Ukraine to pay social benefits and implement other social projects on time and in full. This was emphasised by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a Government session on April 30. “In April, the state paid UAH 60.5 billion in pensions and…
The Ministry of Economic Development and Digitization hosted the strategic cyber simulation exercise Cyber Flood 2024 at the government level. The exercise allowed state institutions to practice their decision-making processes in cyber crisis management. During the exercise, a crisis scenario affecting a number of national entities and critical services was simulated and the response mode…
Poland’s largest natural gas producer, PGNiG, has sent its customers letters informing them that gas prices will rise by around 45% as of July. The company will also increase the price of gas distribution, and the total rise in final costs for customers could be as high as 50-60%. The opposition Law and Justice (PiS)…
During her working visit to Brussels, Head of State Maia Sandu attended the EU budget conference, where she spoke about budget and values, investments and rights, enlargement and character, the presidential press service reported. “The budget planning being discussed at the conference, hosted by Commissioner Hahn, is not a simple financial document. It is, in…
Poland’s opposition national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party sees opposing the Green Deal as one of its goals at the forthcoming election to the European Parliament, party chairman Jaroslaw Kaczynski has said at a party convention. The Green Deal is a threat to Poland’s agriculture, says Kaczynski, who has also announced that PiS will block…
A Swedbank study looking at the living expenses of families in the capitals of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania reveals that while net salary has grown the fastest in Vilnius over the past three years, it remains the highest in Tallinn at EUR 1,708 a month. While Estonians get to keep the…