Over 8,000 farmers from the Republic of Moldova whose activity is affected by the impact of the war in Ukraine will be helped to overcome the consequences. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), together with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will implement until 2024 a project with a budget of two million…
The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (VSAT) is taking over 500 G-36 automatic rifles from the country’s armed forces. Border guards are to receive almost 1,700 more of these weapons from the military in 2022, the VSAT said in a press release on October 4. The G-36 rifles will replace border guards’ weapons that do…
Georgian health minister Zurab Azarashvili on October 3 said financing of medications against chronic illnesses would be increased by GEL 30 million ($10.68 million) in the 2023 state budget. He also said the list of subsidised drugs would be expanded as part of the move. “We will implement reference pricing for medications beginning in January.…
In retaliation for Western sanctions, Russia has closed its borders to trucks registered in EU countries. Lithuanian hauliers said the Russian market accounted for a diminishing share of their business, although markets further east might be lost for ever. When the EU adopted new sanctions in spring banning Russia and Belarus from transporting goods throughout…
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink discussed further financial support for Ukraine. The Ukrainian prime minister wrote this on Twitter. “Discussed with US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink steps of further US support for Ukraine. Among them are the following: financial assistance, confiscation of russian assets, recovery of Ukraine. We…
The strengthening of economic cooperation and trade between the countries was discussed during a meeting in Istanbul on October 2. The meeting took place as part of the working visit to Turkey of the Ukrainian delegation – First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, the Head of the Office of the President Andrii Yermak and First…
The turnover received by the Georgian business sector increased by 31.5% YoY and amounted to GEL 150.4 billion (about $53.25 billion) in 2021, the latest data published by the National Statistic Office of Georgia showed. The value of production generated by the business sector increased by 24.6% and amounted to GEL 57.6 billion (about $20.39…