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Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the European economy in 2025 rose by 56% to $239 billion, according to data from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). However, this surge is caused by specific factors and hides a decline in the real investment sector. Major cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) accounted for most of the growth. Much of the capital came from corporate restructuring and transit financial flows.

On 28 May, the Ukrainian parliament ratified a 90bn-euro loan agreement to support Ukraine with the European Union. A total of 298 MPs voted in favor of the document.

The Parliament finally voted in favor of denouncing the Agreement on the establishment of the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS member states.

Gold prices fell in Asian trading after a series of U.S. strikes on Iran supported oil prices and the dollar.

A group of the world’s leading central banks and more than 40 major commercial banks are stepping up testing of one of the world’s most closely watched digital payments projects, Agora, as the race to modernize and dominate the international financial architecture heats up.

Resort real estate in Greece continues to rise in price, while the dynamics of prices remain heterogeneous depending on the segment and type of housing.

Shares of major cruise operators are rising noticeably amid a sharp drop in oil prices, which could significantly reduce their fuel costs.

If by the end of 2025 the share of oil revenues in the state budget of Azerbaijan amounted to 48%, by 2030 this dependence will be reduced to 30%.

An ad seeking shepherds in remote areas in northern China has suddenly gone viral on social media, garnering tens of millions of views and sparking a debate about the state of the country’s labor market.

In Eastern Europe, an annual income of 100 thousand euros leaves more “on hand” than in Western and Northern Europe. The calculations are complicated, these are only experts’ estimates, because the tax systems themselves differ: in some countries they are relatively simple, in others much more complex. But the conclusion is unambiguous. Bulgaria tops the ranking.

Chile stops growing sugar beets. And this is after more than seven decades of history of production of this atypical (for South America) agricultural crop. The reason is low sugar prices and rising costs of agricultural production in the world.

Eurozone sovereign issuers have raised $4.6 billion of non-euro denominated debt since the beginning of 2026. Most of the borrowings are in US dollars and Swiss francs, but there are also subscriptions in Australian dollars and Chinese yuan.

It refers to the 2013 intergovernmental agreement under which Russia indefinitely canceled export duties on supplies of natural gas, oil products and rough diamonds to Armenia. The letter says that Moscow may suspend the document or denounce it unilaterally if Yerevan continues its course of integration with the EU.

A Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Charter was signed between Armenia and the United States. The document was signed by Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

International rating agency Fitch Ratings forecasts Moldova’s GDP growth in 2026-2027 at an average of 3%, given improving external reserve buffers and the authorities’ macroeconomic policies, which mitigate the risks of energy shocks, the agency said in a commentary published on Tuesday after Chisinau agreed a non-financial cooperation program with the IMF.

Exports are still one of the most visible indicators of the economic clout of nations on the world stage. Meanwhile, the top 30 food exporters alone account for more than 80 percent of the global agricultural export market, worth about $1.5 trillion.

Wheat futures are down for the longest period this year. Traders returning from a long weekend in the U.S. are “wagering” on news of “progress in negotiations” in the Middle East.

Uzbekistan, one of the world’s largest gold producers, resumed full-scale gold exports in April after a six-month hiatus.

Russia is changing the rules for importing goods from Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries from June 1, 2026, strengthening preliminary control over shipments and introducing mandatory electronic confirmation for importers.

Steel remains one of the most important structural materials on the planet. It underpins construction, infrastructure, automotive and industrial production. Therefore, steel-rich nations continue to play a huge role in the global economy.
