The long-term trend in the European Union shows that the number of marriages is decreasing, while the number of divorces is increasing. Since 1964, the marriage rate in the EU has declined from 8.0 per 1 000 persons in 1964 to 4.3 in 2019. At the same time, the divorce rate has more than doubled, increasing from 0.8 per 1 000 persons in 1964 to 1.8 in 2019.

China's auto sales rose 8.6 percent year on year to 2.25 million units in April. In the January-April period, the country's auto sales rose 51.8 percent year on year to 8.75 million units. 151,000 cars were exported from China in April, rising by 13.7-percent month on month.

Moldova Agroindbank (“MAIB”) is pleased to announce that the National Bank of Moldova (“NBM”) formally approved on May, 13, Giorgi Shagidze as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. Prior to that, Mr. Shagidze was approved in this capacity by MAIB’s Board of Directors and, in line existing regulation, was pending NBM’s confirmation.

Walmart said Thursday it will acquire virtual fitting room start-up Zeekit as it makes a push into fashion and caters to customers shopping for clothes online.

Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin due to climate change concerns, its CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet. Bitcoin fell by more than 10% after the tweet, while Tesla shares also dipped.

Japanese car maker Nissan is planning to make half a million fewer vehicles in 2021 as the global chip shortage continues to wreak havoc on the automotive industry.

According to an analysis of data from the WTO the EU-27 countries are – by some margin – the countries with the most trade agreements in the world.

European and Chinese leaders are urging swift ratification of the trade deal they agreed to in December, after tensions over accusations of human rights abuses in China delayed approval of the deal by European Union lawmakers.

The pharma company raked in €1.13 billion between January and March. The success of the BioNTech-Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine represents a massive change in fortunes for the German firm.

US consumer prices soared in April as post-lockdown demand and shortages drove up the cost of a wide range of goods, from used cars and home furnishings to airline tickets.

The U.S. budget deficit surged to a record of $1.9 trillion for the first seven months of this budget year, bloated by the billions of dollars being spent in coronavirus relief packages.

According to the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava, the land borders should be opened and it should coincide with the end of the third wave of coronavirus.

As a result of the May 13 trade, the GEL exchange rate depreciated against the US dollar; The change is 0.12 tetri, as a result of which the official value of the dollar became 3.4283 GEL.

Registration for the second dose of vaccination at the immunization portal started at 20:00 yesterday. Due to technical issues on the website, citizens could not register, which caused their dissatisfaction.

Singapore airport is closing its passenger terminal buildings to the general public for two weeks following a rising number of Covid-19 cases linked to the facility.

Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava "wants to hold the summer tourist season successfully."

After the vaccination, Natia Turnava stressed the need for vaccination.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been vaccinated against the coronavirus. He shared the information on his Twitter page.

"We think this will be an important document to travel abroad, "Natia Turnava said.

The Head of Government said his team carried out some crucial reforms, including the indexation of pensions and the automated VAT refund system despite the pandemic, and noted that intensive work would continue in this direction.