Moldova: salt stocks enough

Regarding the concerns of the population on the supply of salt, the Ministry of Economy specified that the Republic of Moldova had sufficient stocks. More than a thousand tons of food salt (iodine and non-iodine) was imported in both January and February. Salt importers confirmed that there was no problem in ensuring Moldova’s domestic demand…

Lithuania: government proposes social benefits for Ukrainian refugees

Lithuania’s Social Security Ministry has drafted a bill to offer social benefits for Ukrainian war refugees. “Those are extra social guarantees for people, in addition to the temporary protection mechanism,” Social Security and Labour Minister Monika Navickiene told MPs while presenting the draft amendments. Once a person is granted temporary protection in Lithuania, they will…

Moldova: government provides new mechanisms of backing business environment

Small- and medium-sized entrepreneurs will be able to easier access loans provided by commercial banks partners of the Organization for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Sector Development (ODIMM), the government’s communication and protocol department has reported. The Cabinet has approved amendments to the Law No. 179/2016 on small- and medium-sized enterprises, which will allow simplifying the…