Poland: industrial production down in June 2023

Poland’s industrial output fell by 1.4% YoY in June, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on July 20. Month on month, industrial output increased by 1.2%. Economists polled by PAP expected June’s industrial production to fall by 1.6% YoY and to increase by 1.5% MoM. Manufacturing prices increased by 0.5% YoY in June and fell…

Ukraine: JICA to consider ways to support business

Ukraine and Japan have discussed ways to provide additional assistance in humanitarian demining, preparing public-private partnership projects, implementing grant programmes for small and medium-sized enterprises and restoring the Ukrainian economy. Japanese partners are actively involved. This was discussed at a meeting of Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, with…

Ukraine: Finance Minister and JICA President discuss further cooperation in country recovery

On July 19, Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko met with President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Akihiko Tanaka. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine Olga Zykova, Government Commissioner for Public Debt Management Yuriy Butsa and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Matsuda Kuninori.…