Moldova: electric energy to be bought from Romania

Moldova will be able to buy electric energy from Romania at a price of 450 Romanian lei/MWh (about 90 euros/MWh), due to amendments to the legislation made by the Romanian government on October 13, following discussions with the Moldovan Cabinet. According to Deputy Prime Minister, Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Andrei Spinu, Romania helps Moldova…

Poland: state bank props up zloty on FX market

Poland’s special-purpose development bank BGK has been actively trading on the FX market, increasing its activity in recent days to limit the weakening of the Polish currency, financial market insiders have said. “BGK has certainly been present regularly since the onset of the war,” one insider said, referring to Russia’s war on Ukraine. At first,…

Lithuania: self-propelled mortars and armoured vehicles to be sent to Ukraine

Lithuania will send self-propelled mortars and armoured vehicles, as well as other necessary equipment, to Ukraine, Lithuania’s Defence Ministry has said. “Lithuania continues and will continue to support Ukraine. We will provide the Ukrainian army with winter clothing and winter equipment, we will allocate additional funds for next year’s material support, we will provide 120…

Georgia: external trade up in January-September 2022

Georgian external trade turnover amounted to billion in January-September, up by 35.3% YoY, the National Statistics Office revealed on October 13. Trade deficit reached $5.41 billion, and the share of trade turnover hit 39.8%. Last year Georgia’s exports totaled $4.24 billion, while imports reached $10 billion. The total turnover was $14.31 billion, while the trade…

Ukraine: electricity supply restored for almost 4,000 settlements and millions of consumers

Ukraine was prepared for the situations that russia would try to destroy important infrastructure facilities – various response scenarios were developed, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal noted at a Government session. “The Ukrainian power grid is operating as normal. We did not request any emergency aid from our European neighbors. We don’t experience a shortage of…