On March 28, Politico reported that six EU countries, including Estonia and Lithuania, were profiting from sending military aid to Ukraine. According to the Lithuanian and Estonian governments, the report is misleading. According to Politico, the six countries calculated their reimbursement by the European Peace Facility (EPF) for aid to Ukraine based on new acquisitions…
Rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has maintained Poland’s economic growth forecast at 0.9% in 2023. At the same time, S&P upgraded its forecast for 2024 from 3.2% to 3.4%, the company said in a report published on March 28. Poland’s average annual inflation (HICP) is now expected to hit 11.8% and ease to 6.2%…
The Medicine Commission of the Medicine and Medical Devices Agency (AMDM) have authorized 80 medicines, of which 42 for the first time ever. Among the medicines authorized repeatedly are such pharmaceutical products as suprastin – medicines for the treatment of allergic reactions. Also, for the first time ever, Moldova got access from the World Health…
Lithuanian grid operator Litgrid is planning to carry out another 24-hour de-synchronization test from the Russian grid on April 22. According to Taavi Veskimagi, chair of Elering’s management board, Estonia is well prepared for the Lithuanian test to take place. However, having weighed up the potential benefits against the risks and costs involved, it does…
The vehicles were transferred as humanitarian aid from the WHO with the support of the European Union and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). A total of 33 vehicles arrived in Ukraine. Of these, 20 are A1-type vehicles designed to transport non-critical patients. And another 13 C-type resuscitation vehicles equipped with lung ventilators,…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has sold $495.45 million on the interbank foreign exchange market over the past week. The relevant data were posted on the NBU’s website. In particular, following the foreign exchange interventions, between March 20 and March 24, the NBU sold $495.45 million on the interbank foreign exchange market. In general,…
The tasting of the national phase of the contest for the best house wine, the Golden Barrel, annually organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), took place in Chisinau. 127 out of those over 500 wine samples, presented by wine-makers from various districts of Moldova, competed at the 2023 edition of the contest.…