Bulgaria’s Grand National Bank (BNB) has published statistics on foreign direct investment for the end of 2025, Logos Press reported.
Foreigners own a total of 202.6 thousand properties in England and Wales. Such data in January 2026 leads mortgage broker Ennes Global analyzed the records of the Land Registry.
According to the World Gold Council (WGC), the global demand for the precious metal in 2025 reached a new historic high of 5,002 tons. In particular, this happened due to geopolitical and economic uncertainty. As a result, investments in gold amounted to $555 billion, Logos Press reports with reference to RBC.
According to Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu, the outages were caused by serious problems in the Ukrainian energy system. There was a voltage drop on the 400 kV Isaccea-Vulcanesti-MGRES line, which led to its damage and disconnection.
The European Commission will provide Ukraine with 145m euros to cover emergency needs of the population. Another 8m euros will be given to Moldova to support Ukrainian refugees, Logos Press quoted DW as saying.
The construction industry in Spain – on a steep rise. Thus, 2025 was a record year: investment in real estate increased by 30% – up to 17 billion euros. Prices accelerated, in general, by 12% (“secondary” rose in price by 13.4%, “new construction” – 9.7%. The average price of Ministerio de Vivienda – 2,153 euro/m² (+12%).
American billionaire Ilon Musk intends to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX in June 2026. On that day, a rare conjunction will take place – at the time of a rare conjunction between Jupiter and Venus.
According to the International Association of Investors (YASED), Turkey recorded solid investment growth in 2025. Net inflows of foreign direct investment reached $12.4 billion – plus 28% compared to 2024.
John Dagita was involved in the theft of cryptocurrency worth more than $40 million from the wallets of the U.S. government. This is what the blockchain attack investigation specialist ZachXBT claims, Logos Press reports with reference to Kommersant.
Over the past two years, the poverty rate in Ukraine has almost doubled, inflation remains high, and the hryvnya is losing its stability. At the same time, real estate is rapidly becoming more expensive: it is one of the most expensive assets on the market. Why do Ukrainians buy more and more expensive housing when living standards are generally falling? Is there a “bubble” and when should we expect market stagnation?
The cost of silver futures with delivery in March 2026 for the first time in history exceeded $100 per troy ounce. These are the data of the Comex commodity exchange at the end of the current week.
In the morning of January 24, the Roshen confectionery factory in Kiev came under fire, Logos Press reports with reference to epravda.
The priority of the trilateral talks between Russia, the USA and Ukraine was to discuss conditions for ending the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
This week, the United States rather noisily withdrew from the World Health Organization. The reason for the withdrawal was attributed to an inappropriate response to the Covid-19 pandemic: “failure to adopt urgent reforms and demonstrate independence from the political influence of WHO member states”. The US payments, which were higher than those of other countries, also had an impact.
Abu Dhabi is hosting talks between representatives of Russia, the USA and Ukraine, which will last two days – on January 23 and 24. The first meetings devoted to security issues will be held in the most closed mode. No media representatives are expected to attend them, and the exact venue of the talks has not been announced.
The cost of gold began to decline, retreating from historical records amid news of an agreement between the U.S. and European countries. In the evening of January 21, gold quotes fell by 1.93% in less than half an hour, reaching a low of $4762.3. On the morning of January 22, 2026, the fall continued. February futures on the COMEX exchange were trading at $4796.6 per ounce.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not impose 10% duties against eight European countries that were set to take effect Feb. 1. The statement came hours after Trump’s speech in Davos, where he cited progress in talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Greenland.
U.S. stocks rebounded sharply on Wednesday after the most powerful sell-off in three months. This is how investors reacted to Donald Trump’s words about his refusal to use force in the campaign to acquire Greenland.
Eximbank, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo group, officially announced that Marco Trevisan, the new CEO and Chairman of the Board, has taken office. He started his work on January 17, after receiving the approval of the National Bank of Moldova.
Vinnytsia-based Ukrainian poultry producer MHP, one of the largest poultry producers in Europe, has started selling $450 million worth of bonds maturing in 2029. These are the first bonds issued since the war began.
