Ukraine: government allocates UAH 588 million for seven regions to implement reconstruction projects

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is allocating UAH 588 million for the budgets in the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Odesa, Poltava and Kharkiv regions to implement reconstruction projects this year. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a meeting of the Ukrainian government. “Today we have endorsed a decision…

Georgia: international ratings boost investor confidence

Archil Mestvirishvili, the Acting President and Vice President of the National Bank of Georgia, on May 24 said evaluations of Georgia’s investment environment by international rating agencies boosted investors’ and foreign organisations’ confidence in the domestic economy. Mestvirishvili said the ratings had a positive impact on the country’s business environment, and added the rankings for…

Moldova: state budget to be rectified

The state budget could be rectified. The announcement was made today by Prime Minister Dorin Recean at a Cabinet meeting on May 24. Government’s task is to free up more budget space so that money can be allocated to the economy, infrastructure and increasing the population’s income. “The correction we are starting today must bring…

Georgia: PM and Emir of Qatar discuss economic ties

Economic relations between Georgia and Qatar and investment opportunities were discussed on May 23 in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar. The officials highlighted the dynamics of existing “productive cooperation” and pointed out the importance of deepening economic relations…