1. Deputies decided to strengthen market surveillance requirements. According to the new draft law, administrative and economic sanctions in the form of a fine will be applied to legal entities or FOPs in case of non-compliance with the conditions of storage of their products, if as a result, it has become such that it does not meet the established requirements. (https://biz.ligazakon.net/news/220903)

2. 84% of business representatives surveyed as part of a study by the Institute of Economic Leadership support the project of the Anti-corruption tax reform, also known as the “10-10-10 reform”. At the same time, 60% of respondents called such aspects of the reform as the simplification of business administration and definition of entrepreneurial activity critically necessary.

3. Ukraine has officially applied to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, in which 11 countries participate. This will allow Ukraine to deepen economic ties and strengthen cooperation with partner countries in the face of military aggression from russia.

4. The labour market began to revive in Ukraine. Currently, there are 75,000-85,000 vacancies on major employment sites. In general, the labour market has changed geographically: the western regions are more active as employers, and more affluent in wages. The average salary in the western regions has increased, in the eastern regions, it rises depending on the silence at the front.

5. In “TikTok”, claim that in their application “Marketing 0-100” – advertising “catch up” with the buyer. Constant filming and posting of content, and professional editing (what they do) can enrich the business with many customers because the average ROMI in “TikTok” is 300-400%.

6. Hygge is the Danish art of cosiness and comfort, which teaches you to enjoy the little things and find happiness in simplicity. The company “WOODWERK” began to create furniture collections according to the hygge philosophy, because its element is products made of natural wood, in the production of which the company specializes.

7. The organizers of the “DREMA 2023” exhibition, which will be held in Poznań on September 12-15, announced that it will become an arena of innovative technologies in the woodworking and furniture industry. You will see how robots help furniture makers and get acquainted with systems that save energy and raw materials.

8. And no wonder: according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), in Europe, there is a noticeable increase in demand for industrial robots, by 3% more than in the previous year. Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Poland use such assistants the most.
Last year, they accounted for about 70% of all robot installations in the EU. (www.ifr.org)

9. russia’s war against Ukraine led to the fact that in Europe, due to the sanctions imposed on the aggressors, there is a very noticeable shortage of birch plywood, which was sold the most by russia and belarus. European furniture makers are now looking for an ecological alternative to this material. (https://mdfosb.com/language-picker)

10. In the USA, textile manufacturers, including furniture manufacturers, were required by next year to establish the production of fabrics without the content of PFAS components (these are synthetic organofluorine compounds with many fluorine atoms in their molecules, which is why they are dangerous environmental pollutants).