Bank Lviv and the German-Ukrainian Fund (GUF) have signed an agreement for EUR 3 million to provide lending for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). “In accordance with the signed loan agreements, Bank Lviv will provide loans to SMEs as part of a micro-lending program and a new SME program to support the financing of SME…
In connection with the accident on December 12 on the Artem-Makhachkala power line of the Russian energy system, Azerbaijan’s energy system provided the Dagestan power grid (Derbent substation) with electricity of 140-160 MW from 08:52 to 20:51 (GMT +3), Azerenergy OJSC reported. Energy was exported on the basis of an agreement on mutual assistance in…
The European Commission has disbursed EUR 15 million in loans to help Georgia cover part of its financing needs and support the implementation of economic reforms. The loan was provided under the first installment of its new Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) program. “The grant component of EUR 5 million will be disbursed in the coming days,…
Reaching 247,882 tons in January-November, meat production in Kazakhstan increased by 8.9% YoY, the Statistics Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan reported. During the period under consideration, 476,284 tons of milk (+8%), 3,692,140 tons of flour (+2.7%), 223,916 tons of sugar (-31%), and 75,028 tons of groats (+17.8%) were produced in…
Coca-Cola Beverages Ukraine has launched a new PET line at a plant in the Kyiv region. The production capacity of the line is 42,000 bottles per hour. The project was implemented in 2.5 months, and the volume of investments in the project was 10.5 million euros. As of December 12, the plant utilized 12 lines…
The Board of the National Bank of Ukraine has decided to keep its key policy rate at 18% per annum. In November, annual consumer price inflation came in at 10% and was close to the NBU’s latest forecast published in the October Inflation Report. The acceleration of inflation as compared to previous months was anticipated…
Japan and South Korea will be the next export markets for Georgian wine, Georgian Agricultural Minister Levan Davitashvili announced. Davitashvili accented the importance of state programs that resulted in the development of Georgian wine on export markets. The minister also underlined the increase in the Georgian National Wine Agency’s budget, which would assist in the…