Lithuania: two power plants switched on following electricity shortage in Baltic States

Following the electricity shortage on the Baltic electricity exchange on August 16, the Lithuanian power grid operator Litgrid activated additional reserves, with the Panevezys and Elektrenai power plants starting to generate electricity on August 17. “Litgrid activated the Panevezys power plant from its cold state, as well as the additional reserve capacity in the combined…

Moldova: USA government to grant $63 million

The Head of Mission of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Moldova, Scott Hocklander, and Minister of Finance Dumitru Budianschi signed Amendments to the 2016 Assistance Agreements, supplementing the USAID budget for development programs in the Republic of Moldova with an additional amount of $63 million. The funds are offered by USAID to support…

Ukraine: Fitch upgrades country Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Ukraine’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating to CC from RD (restricted default). As the agency explained, the upgrade followed the execution of consent solicitation on August 11 to restructure external debt. “Near $6 billion of principal and interest on Ukraine’s Eurobonds has been deferred by 24 months, alleviating external debt servicing…

Poland: economy to slow down in H2 2022

An economic slowdown is to be expected in the second half of the year, the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), a government think-tank, said on August 17 citing the latest figures from the Central Statistical Office (GUS). Poland’s statistical office GUS reported the country’s GDP grew by 5.3% YoY in the second quarter against 8.5% in…