Moldova: financing agreements signed with new beneficiaries of infrastructure projects

The Northern Regional Development Agency (ADR) has recently signed financing agreements with new beneficiaries and partners in infrastructure projects that will be implemented in several localities in the Northern Development Region of the Republic of Moldova in the next two years. The respective financing agreements cover part of the 11 projects, included in the Annual…

Ukraine: Eurobonds decrease in price amid escalation

Amid growing fears of Russian aggression, prices of U.S. dollar Eurobonds, GDP-linked bonds and other sovereign securities of Ukraine have dropped significantly. According to Bloomberg, the yield on short-term securities maturing in September 2021 rose to 24.4% against 21.3% at the end of last week. Income from securities maturing in 2023-2024 rose to 16.9-18% (15.2-15.8%).…

Moldova: ANSA withdraws several batches of non-compliant products from market

On February 11-17, inspectors from the Territorial Directorates for Food Safety carried out 373 official inspections, of which 96 at trade establishments, 27 at public catering establishments, 65 at general education institutions and three at warehouses. As a result, several batches of products were withdrawn from the market. Following the official controls, 81 prescriptions were…

Georgia: domestic exports up in January 2022

Georgia exported locally produced goods worth $331.3 million in January, up by 47.6% YoY, the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) showed. Geostat said local exports in the country had accounted for 69.9% of total exports in the reporting period, amounting to $231.5 million, up by 39.1%. Georgia’s top trading partners…