Bulgaria experienced a significant boost in its economy last year, with foreign investors creating more than 2,000 new jobs in various sectors. This exciting revelation came to light during the prestigious “Investor of the Year” awards ceremony, hosted by the InvestBulgaria Agency on March 5. The top prize went to a French company operating in…
462 Ukrainians have been recognised as winners of the third wave of the Own Business grant programme in 2024 and will receive UAH 111 million from the state to start or expand their businesses. Since the programme’s launch, more than 14,600 Ukrainians have become winners, with the state investing UAH 3.5 billion in their businesses.…
Moldova is participating with country stand in the International Tourism Trade Fair in Berlin (ITB Berlin 2024). The national tourist bid this year is presented by 15 representatives of the tourism industry, among which central and local public authorities, professional tourism associations, tourist agencies, hotels, boarding houses, wineries and air transport operators. A networking event…
While performing an oversight based on the monitoring activity results in 2023, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has determined a list of critical payment infrastructure objects in Ukraine. The relevant statement was made by the NBU’s press service. As in previous years, the NBU’s System of Electronic Payments (SEP) was recognized as the only…
Between February 26 and March 1, the State Property Fund of Ukraine held 18 privatization auctions, which would raise UAH 219.6 million to the budget. Vitaliy Koval, the head of the State Property Fund, announced this in a post on Telegram. “18 successful auctions for almost UAH 220 million. This is the result of the…
Prime Minister Dorin Recean has informed that the business people from Moldova have already invested $1 billion through the 373 governmental programme. “This is an encouraging start, which shows the potential this project has. I am happy to see that, among those almost 250 businesses with 3,703 employees within the programme, there are 60 companies…
Nicolas Schmit, the newly-elected president of the Party of European Socialists (PES), has voiced his support for Bulgaria’s full accession to the Schengen Area. Speaking at a press briefing following his election at a PES congress held in Rome, Schmit emphasized the importance of Bulgaria’s integration into the Schengen Zone. “It is time for Bulgaria…