President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu had a meeting on August 8 with a delegation of the State of Israel headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Eli Cohen. The dialogue covered the bilateral agenda, economic cooperation and security developments in our region, the presidential press service reported. Maia Sandu encouraged speeding up the…
The European Commission has approved, in accordance with EU state aid rules, a Bulgarian measure in the amount of 16 million euros to support the expansion of the Bulgartransgaz gas storage facility in Chiren. Bulgartransgaz will invest around 285 million euros to expand the capacity of the gas storage facility in Chiren, which is the…
A state subsidised mortgage programme aimed at first-time buyers offers some benefits to those who qualify for it but at the same time has led to an increase in house prices and made it harder for other buyers, according to a report by Amron-Sarfin, a housing financing researcher affiliated with banking lobby ZBP. Under the…
Payments to agrarians under the government grant programme to support small and medium-sized businesses are actively continuing. As of today, five more agricultural companies from different regions of Ukraine (Khmelnytsky, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk, Volyn and Kyiv) have received UAH 15.8 million from the Government to develop orchards and greenhouses. Since the beginning of the year, 91…
The South Korean government has decided to allow Korean businesspeople to visit Ukraine for negotiations on participation in reconstruction projects. As Yonhap reports with reference to its own sources, the decision was made as an exception to the current rules, according to which Korean citizens are prohibited from visiting areas of armed conflicts under the…
Polish banks plan to tighten the lending criteria for all types of loans in the third quarter, a survey of lending committee chiefs conducted by the Central Bank has shown. Lenders are expected to especially tighten the criteria for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), continuing a trend started in the second quarter. Demand for corporate…
Prime Minister Dorin Recean was dissatisfied that the road junction construction works around the city of Balti were taking years. The official assured that in a few months, the road junction would be completely open to traffic. The premier inspected the works and discussed with the site manager the issues related to the duration of…