Ukraine and Switzerland will conduct joint business missions for domestic businesses to explore opportunities for Swiss companies to invest in Ukraine, as well as opportunities for Ukrainian companies to expand in Switzerland. These were the results of the Swiss-Ukrainian Roundtable on Recovery and Rebuilding at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 17. The…
Banker and economist Levon Hampartsumyan addressed concerns about Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro, emphasizing the need to overcome fears and embrace the impending change. According to Hampartsumyan, the shift to the euro as the primary measure of economic success will not only be seamless but also without financial burdens for the public. Contrary to apprehensions,…
Poland’s Sejm, lower house of parliament, has passed a budget bill that will enable the new government to fulfill some of its key election promises, but involves a deficit exceeding EU recommendations. According to the budget bill approved by the Sejm on January 18, state revenues are planned at nearly PLN 682.4 billion (EUR 154.9…
The Moldova Fruct Association, with the support of Switzerland and the Helvetas organization, through the OPTIM Project, on January 15-18 organized a study visit to Poland, focused on technologies and innovations in the fruit growing sector, both within the 14th issue of the TSW exhibition in the Kielce city and on the spot. The visit’s…
More than 2 thousand trucks are queuing up at the Ukrainian border, with blockades currently being recorded only in Romania in the direction of the Ukrainian checkpoints Porubne and Krasnoilsk, the spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service, Andriy Demchenko has announced. “According to the Polish border guards, as of the morning of January 17,…
Ukraine needs financial and military support in order to prevent the government in Kyiv from resorting to printing money to keep the economy afloat, Beata Javorcik, the chief economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has said in Davos. She noted that Ukraine’s economic situation was challenging, despite growth of just short…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) requested an additional grant of 50 million lei (2.5 million euros) for certain categories of farmers. The request came after the ministry completed the process of analyzing data previously requested from district agricultural directorates on farmers who sowed corn and were affected by the summer 2023 drought.…