Housing affordability in Baltic States improved slightly in Q4 2023, according to Swedbank representatives. In Riga housing affordability index (MP) reached 147.6. This value means the income of households whose income meets 1.5 average net monthly wage amount in Riga and that want to acquire a 55-square meter apartment was 47.6% higher than necessary to…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to create industrial parks in the Rivne and Lviv regions. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a government meeting on March 16. “We understand the need to further strengthen our economic self-sufficiency. That is why the government’s agenda constantly includes new and updated programs…
As estimated by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), the inflation rate will remain within the target range of 5% + 1% in the first half of 2024. Meanwhile, in the second half of the year, inflation processes may accelerate. The relevant statement was made by the NBU’s press service, following a meeting of the…
The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is preparing a Bulgarian-Moldovan business forum on March 26-27 in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) reports. The event is organized together with the Moldovan Investment Agency with the support of the Ministry of Economy and Industry of Bulgaria on the…
More than 43,000 Ukrainians have received funds as part of the eVidnovlennia (eRecovery) programme. In total, more than 78,500 people applied. Most of the applications came from Kharkiv, Kyiv, Donetsk, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions. State compensation for completely destroyed housing – housing certificates – has already been received by 4,250 Ukrainians and 1,260 of them…
Polish companies doing business in Ukraine suffer hundreds of millions of dollars in losses due to the blockade of Ukraine’s border by Polish farmers. The relevant statement was made by Chairman of the Board of the International Association of Polish Entrepreneurs in Ukraine Szymon Waszczyn during a press conference at Ukraine Crisis Media Center. “These…
President Maia Sandu continued the consultations on the referendum concerning Moldova’s accession to the European Union. Representatives of Moldova’s National Trade Unions Confederation and of the member organizations were present at the table of discussions. At the meeting, the head of state highlighted the role of the trade unions in the protection of the rights…