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		<title>Ukraine: UAH 167 million in transport tax paid in H1 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Owners of expensive cars replenished local budgets with UAH 166.8 million in transport tax in the first half of 2026. This is 61.2% more than in the same period last year. Then the revenues amounted to UAH 103.4 million. The largest amounts of transport tax were traditionally paid in the capital &#8211; UAH 46.7 million.&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Armenia: remote property purchases simplified</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It will now be possible to purchase an apartment in a newly constructed building in Armenia without being physically present in the country. The Armenian government approved the relevant decision at its meeting. Under the new system, the three-party agreement can be concluded electronically without notarization or issuing a power of attorney. The bank will&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: seven regions receive equipment for main power grids worth over 113 thousand euros from UK</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Through the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine, modern frequency converters, provided with the support of the UK, were delivered to energy facilities in Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Odesa, Sumy and Chernihiv regions. The total cost of the equipment is over 113 thousand euros. The frequency converters will contribute to the reliable operation of the energy&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: Ministry of Finance holds another successful auction for exchange of government bonds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine held another auction for the exchange (switch auction) of domestic government bonds. The volume of satisfied applications amounted to UAH 15 billion at face value. Investors were offered to exchange bonds with a maturity date of August 5, for a new issue with a maturity date of December 5,&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Baltic States: joint energy reserves to be strengthened</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The energy ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia agreed on July 22 to strengthen joint reserve capacities for their power systems and to explore sharing emergency grid equipment in the event of major disruptions. Meeting in Riga, Lithuanian Energy Minister Lukas Savickas and his Latvian and Estonian counterparts signed a declaration committing the three countries&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Armenia: number of jobs increases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Armenia&#8217;s Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan has shared statistical data on the number of jobs in the country as of June in a Facebook post. According to the figures presented, the number of jobs has increased by 302,411 compared with June 2017. &#8220;Jobs: June 2017: 527,337, June 2026: 829,748, difference: 302,411,&#8221; Papoyan wrote. Separately, the international&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: Ukrzaliznytsia to receive 92 more new passenger cars of domestic production</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ukraine continues to systematically update its passenger rolling stock. Ukrzaliznytsia has signed a contract with PJSC &#8220;Kryukiv Carriage Building Plant&#8221; for the supply of 92 more new passenger cars of Ukrainian production. According to the contract, KCBP will manufacture 83 &#8211; compartment cars with the possibility of operation in the compartment and luxury format, as&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Market Operators agree on steps to adapt veterinary industry to EU norms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ensuring a stable supply of drugs and vaccines for Ukrainian livestock and poultry farming, as well as the formation of updated rules for the functioning of the veterinary pharmaceutical market, became the key topics of an extended working meeting at the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. The participants discussed the status of&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bulgaria: more than half of Bulgarians drink beer every week</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[More than half of Bulgarians drink beer at least once a week, while around three-quarters consume it at least once a month, according to data released by the Union of Brewers in Bulgaria. The figures were presented to mark the brewers&#8217; professional holiday, Ilinden, as well as the 145th anniversary of the Bulgarian brewing industry,&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Armenia: fish farmers seek state support over export delays</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Representatives of Armenia&#8217;s fish farming sector staged a protest outside the government building, arguing that current state measures have failed to address the industry&#8217;s export difficulties. The chairman of the Armenian Fish Farmers Union, Gor Grigoryan, said producers were expecting practical support rather than what he described as ineffective initiatives. &#8220;Two programs have already been&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: Lviv region receives cogeneration power plant from Finland to ensure energy stability</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A cogeneration gas-engine power plant provided by the Finnish company Kuopion Energia Oy has arrived in Lviv region from the Ministry of Energy&#8217;s emergency energy assistance hubs. The plant is designed to meet the needs of one of the region&#8217;s critical infrastructure facilities. The delivered cogeneration plant has a total cost of 20 thousand euros.&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: entrepreneurs receive UAH 1.7 billion in 506 preferential loans under state program &#8220;5-7-9%&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over the past week, within the framework of the state program &#8220;Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%,&#8221; representatives of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses received 506 preferential loans totaling UAH 1.7 billion from 48 authorized banks, of which 385 loans worth UAH 1.1 billion were issued by banks in the state sector of the economy. Since the&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Baltic States: Hungary&#8217;s OTP Bank to buy Luminor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OTP Bank has signed an agreement to acquire Luminor, the third-largest banking group in the Baltic region, as it looks to expand its presence in the region. OTP Group is a leading banking group in Central and Eastern Europe, serving 17.5 million customers across 11 countries. It has continued to operate in Russia after the&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Armenia: freight transportation up in January-May 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Freight and passenger transportation increased across the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) during January-May compared with the same period last year. Freight transport in Armenia rose by 12.6%, while growth reached 3.4% in Kyrgyzstan and 1.1% in Belarus. During the same period, total passenger turnover across the EAEU increased by 0.8%. Passenger transport grew by 7.8%&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: Ministry of Economy presents draft law on taxonomy of sustainable economic activities and sustainable investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Economy and Environment of Ukraine presented the draft Law of Ukraine &#8220;On the Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities and Sustainable Investments&#8221;. This is an important step towards the formation of a modern system of sustainable financing in Ukraine and the harmonization of national legislation with European approaches. The event took place on&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: joint work with Denmark on food safety reforms to continue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The implementation of the joint Ukrainian-Danish Strategic Sectoral Cooperation (SSC) project in the field of food and agriculture was discussed during the meeting of Deputy Minister Taras Vysotsky with the delegation of the Kingdom of Denmark. The parties summed up the implementation of the SSC Work Plan, discussed the results of already implemented measures and&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bulgaria: companies rank among least indebted in EU</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bulgarian companies are among the least indebted in the European Union, according to the latest Eurostat data for the end of 2025. Corporate debt among non-financial enterprises in Bulgaria stands at 45% of gross domestic product, significantly below the EU average of 70.1% and the euro area average of 71.6%. Based on this indicator, Bulgaria&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Estonia: Tallinn Airport sets new record</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tallinn Airport servived 373,000 passengers in June, setting a new all-time record. At the same time, travel agencies say they are seeing fewer customers and attribute the decline to the economic situation. &#8220;We have never seen a figure like this in June before,&#8221; said Eero Pargmae, member of the management board of Tallinn Airport. He&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Armenia: fish exporters must join EU TRACES system</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Companies exporting fish and fish products from Armenia to the European Union will be required to undergo inspections by the Food Safety Inspectorate and register in the EU&#8217;s TRACES control system. The corresponding draft regulation has been approved by the Armenian government. Armenia received official authorization on March 16, 2025, to export scaled fish and&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: large payers account for almost half of budget revenues</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[During the first half of 2026, taxpayers included in the Register of Large Payers for 2026 transferred UAH 579.6 billion in taxes, fees and other payments to the Consolidated Budget of Ukraine. This is 48.8% of all tax revenues to the country&#8217;s budget. This was stated by the Acting Head of the State Tax Service&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: state-owned enterprises increase tax payments in H1 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[148.7 billion UAH of taxes, fees and other mandatory payments were paid by state-owned enterprises to the Consolidated Budget of Ukraine in the first half of 2026. This is 5.2 billion UAH, or 3.6% more than in the same period last year. The main sources of growth were: &#8211; Rent for the use of subsoil&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Slovakia: Dovera moves to buy Union Health Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The private health insurer Dovera has agreed to buy Union Health Insurance from Dutch insurance group Achmea. If approved by regulators, the transaction will reduce the number of health insurers operating in Slovakia&#8217;s public health insurance system from three to two. The two insurers will continue operating separately until the deal receives approval from the&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Armenia: EU panel backs tariff relief for exports</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A European Parliament international trade committee has approved an initiative to exempt nearly 80% of Armenian exports to the EU from customs duties. The legislative proposal on &#8220;temporary trade liberalization measures applicable to Armenian goods&#8221; was considered and adopted by the committee without objections. In early July, the European Commission formally proposed that the European&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: construction industry exceeds level before 2022</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[construction]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 2025, the volume of construction work in Ukraine exceeded UAH 258 billion. This is 17% more than in 2024, and more than in the record 2021. This is evidenced by an analysis of the main indicators of the construction industry of Ukraine for 2015-2025 and the first quarter of this year. The analysis was&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: processing industry leads in paying taxes in H1 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[According to the results of the first half of the year, the processing industry became the leader in the amount of taxes paid. This is 17.6% of the total amount of payments to the consolidated budget &#8211; almost every 5 hryvnia. This was reported on her Facebook page by the Acting Head of the State&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Baltic States: home price growth far outpaces EU average</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Home prices in Lithuania and Estonia have risen several times faster than the European Union average over the past five years, according to new data from the bloc&#8217;s statistics agency, Eurostat. Eurostat figures show residential property prices have increased by nearly 80% in Lithuania since the beginning of 2021, the sharpest rise among the three&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Armenia: trade cooperation discussed with Estonia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan met with Marge Mardisalu-Kahar, Estonia&#8217;s Ambassador to Armenia, and a delegation from the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV) to discuss expanding cooperation between Armenia and Estonia in the fields of public administration, digitalization and international trade. The deputy prime minister expressed satisfaction with the mutually beneficial cooperation established&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: parliament ratifies Free Trade Agreement with Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified the Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and Turkey. The document creates new opportunities for Ukrainian exports, the development of the processing industry, attracting investments and integrating Ukrainian producers into regional value chains. The agreement provides for full liberalization of access to the Turkish market for 84% of Ukrainian goods.&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: single contribution amounts to UAH 370.7 billion in H1 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In January-June, the single contribution receipts for mandatory state social insurance amounted to UAH 370.7 billion. This is UAH 56.1 billion, or 17.8% more than in the same period in 2025, when UAH 314.6 billion was paid. The stable growth in single contribution receipts indicates the positive dynamics of legal employment and the responsible attitude&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Slovakia: Bratislava airport expands services with new 24-hour cafe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new cafe at Slovakia&#8217;s busiest airport was supposed to mark a simple improvement for travellers: longer opening hours, more food options and a service available around the clock. The opening has drawn attention because of the group behind the new operator&#8217;s business history. The Craft Coffee Factory cafe began operating this summer at state-owned&#8230;]]></description>
		
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