Share of agriculture in Ukraine’s GDP exceeded 10%

In 2021, the share of agriculture in Ukraine’s GDP was the highest among all sectors of the economy and amounted to more than 10%, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Roman Leshchenko wrote on Telegram. “Agriculture showed the highest increase in production in 2021 – 14.4%. According to the results of the year, … Read more

An important center opens in Belgrade

In that city, the Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, met with the founder and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab, and Børge Brende, the President of the World Economic Forum. The meeting at the WEF headquarters was followed by the signing of the Agreement on the Establishment of the World Economic … Read more

Integration helps Russia and Belarus effectively resist Western sanctions

The ambassador noted that Russia has granted Belarus significant discounts on gas prices, and as a result, Belarusian manufacturers have the opportunity to reduce the cost of production, which increases its competitiveness The intensive integration of Russia and Belarus as part of the Union State helps Moscow and Minsk more effectively resist Western sanctions, Russia’s … Read more

PARLIAMENT COMPELS ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS TO IMPORT ENERGY MINIMUM FROM TWO SOURCES

Power suppliers working on the Moldovan energy market must import electrical energy minimum from two sources, as per the amendments to the corresponding legislation that were voted for on Thursday by 57 parliamentarians representing the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity and by one representative of the opposition bloc of Communists and Socialists. The law … Read more

Rabobank triples net profit, ups spending on anti-money laundering controls

Rabobank is setting aside a further €249m to improve its money laundering controls, after the Dutch central bank expressed its concerns and threatened to impose a fine. ‘While we have made improvements, we acknowledge that we have not yet remedied the deficiencies in order to adequately meet the requirements,’ chairman Wiebe Draijer said in a … Read more