Baltic States: development agencies join forces to enhance cooperation efforts

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania’s development agencies signed an agreement to increase bilateral and trilateral cooperation on their shared goals. The memorandum of understanding will allow Lithuania’s Central Project Management Agency, the Central Finance and Contracting Agency of Latvia (CFCA) and the Estonian Center for International Development (ESTDEV) to share information and expertise more effectively and…

Bulgaria: Eurozone entry eyed by January 1, 2025

Bulgaria’s journey toward Eurozone membership has taken a significant step forward, with Finance Minister Asen Vassilev projecting a prospective entry date of January 1, 2025. In a collaborative effort to bolster regional ties, Vassilev engaged in fruitful discussions with Greek Finance Minister Stavros Papastavrou. The ministers underscored the robust and cooperative relationship between Bulgaria and…

Poland: FDI totals over EUR 7 billion in 2023

Foreign companies invested over EUR 7 billion in Poland last year which almost doubles the 2022 figure of EUR 3.7 billion, the head of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) reported. Marcin Fabianowicz, PAIH director, said that the record value of foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2023 was guaranteed primarily by Intel’s decision to…

Ukraine: working group created to resolve issue of debt repayment in energy market

Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko has signed an order to establish a working group on debt repayment in the electricity market. The group is to promptly develop an effective mechanism for balancing the financial condition of electricity market participants, in particular the transmission system operator, producers of electricity from alternative sources for which…