Bulgaria: country nears Eurozone entry

The law on the introduction of the euro could be approved by the National Assembly before the summer concludes, according to acting Deputy Finance Minister Metodi Metodiev’s projection. Metodiev also stated that Sofia was expected to meet the inflation criteria required for Eurozone entry until the year’s end, based on the department’s models. Metodiev highlighted…

Ukraine: investors urged to use Platform for co-investment to support private sector

Ukraine is developing coordination with bilateral development agencies (DFIs), in particular through the Memorandum of Understanding between the EBRD and DFI on the co-financing platform, which allows the use of long-term project financing and guarantees from DFIs together with resources from international financial institutions (IFIs) to implement investment projects in Ukraine. Ukraine needs investment in…