Ukraine’s Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko met with Vice President for Policy and Partnerships of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Mark Bowman. The meeting was also attended by Ukraine’s Deputy Ministers of Finance Olga Zykova and Yuriy Draganchuk. From the EBRD side, participants included Managing Director for Ukraine and Moldova Arvid Turkner,…
According to data from Eurostat, food prices in the European Union were the highest in Luxembourg in 2024, while Estonia ranked ninth in price levels among the bloc’s 27 countries. Eurostat noted that in Luxembourg, food prices stood at 126% of the EU average, followed by Denmark, Ireland, France, Malta and Austria. Finland ranked seventh…
Members of the Parliament on March 26 voted in the second reading on amendments to the Law on the Giurgiulesti International Free Port, declaring it a strategic infrastructure objective. The measure provides more favorable conditions for development, attracting investments, and expanding the port’s logistics capacities. The draft law, developed by the Ministry of Economic Development…
On March 26, the Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Oleksiy Sobolev met with representatives of the EBRD, in particular, EBRD Vice-President for Policy and Partnerships Mark Bowman and EBRD Managing Director, Ukraine and Moldova, Arvid Turkner. The meeting participants discussed the current needs for financing critical infrastructure, external financing needs for 2026-2027,…