The Ukrainian Ministry of Finance raised UAH 3.5 billion to the state budget at an auction for the placement of domestic government bonds, according to the ministry’s press service. “On February 22, at auctions for the placement of domestic government bonds, the Finance Ministry offered investors five issues of securities in the national currency and…
Due to the threat of Russian invasion, Ukraine loses $2 to $3 billion a month due to suspended investment and additional inflation, Rostyslav Shurma, Deputy Head of the President’s Office, has said. “We see that irreversible losses amount to $2 to $3 billion a month in such a stressful situation. This includes suspended investments, additional…
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…
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%).…
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…
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed a law on the legal regulation of virtual assets, taking into account the proposals of President Volodymyr Zelensky. The relevant bill (No. 3637) was approved by a total of 272 MPs. The document defines the legal regime of virtual assets, market participants of virtual assets, their rights and obligations,…
The unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 1.4% YoY in the fourth quarter of 2021, amounting to 19%, the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) announced. In urban areas, the unemployment rate reduced by 2.1% and in rural areas by 0.2%. The economic activity rate, or the percentage of the country’s population that is able…