The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a resolution introducing a uniform procedure for arranging workplaces for people with disabilities. The new document defines a clear mechanism for redesigning, renovating, and retrofitting premises to make them fully inclusive. The resolution was elaborated by the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine. The document…
Over the nine months of 2025, the sum worth UAH 374.1 billion was directed to the general fund of local budgets, up by UAH 50.3 billion YoY. The main revenues of the General Fund of local budgets (excluding inter-budget transfers) in nine months of 2025 were: – UAH 214.1 billion – personal income tax (PIT);…
The World Bank has revised upward its outlook for Bulgaria’s economy, projecting a 3% increase in gross domestic product (GDP) for 2025. This marks a 1% rise from the institution’s June forecast, as outlined in its Jobs and Prosperity: Autumn 2025 Economic Update for Europe and Central Asia. According to the new report, Bulgaria’s real…
Over the past week, under the Government’s Affordable Loans at 5-7-9% programme, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises received 717 preferential loans totalling UAH 1.9 billion, including 525 loans worth UAH 1 billion from state-owned banks. Since the start of 2025, entrepreneurs have obtained 21,232 loans worth UAH 62.1 billion under the 5-7-9% programme, with 14,737…
The MIA Instant Payments System shows outstanding results with over 750,000 users, about 13 million transactions and a total volume exceeding 12 billion lei in one year and a half after its launch. The figures have been unveiled by First Vice Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (BNM) Petru Rotaru, who participated in the…
House price growth in Slovakia slowed over the summer, even as mortgage lending returned to pre-rate rise levels. According to the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS), average prices rose by 1.5% between June and August, down from more than 4% in the first quarter. Prices in August were still 12% higher than a year earlier.…
Lithuania’s new government has pledged to raise pensions and child benefits as part of its program to combat poverty, but lawmakers and anti-poverty organisations warn the measures may be insufficient without broader increases in social spending. Social Security and Labour Minister Jurate Zailskiene acknowledged that poverty in Lithuania was declining slowly. She said the government…