The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRC) will cooperate to promote the financial inclusion and reintegration of war veterans in Ukraine. The relevant memorandum was signed on April 9, the NBU’s press service reported. “NBU Governor Andriy Pyshnyy and EBRD Managing Director for Financial Institutions Francis Malige…
Ukraine has already attracted more than $83 billion through coordinated cooperation with international partners since the Russian full-scale invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Finance Ministry. “Since February 2022, thanks to coordinated cooperation with international partners, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry has already managed to attract more than $83 billion. The largest…
The newly appointed Acting Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lyudmila Petkova, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to joining the Eurozone, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and achieving full-fledged Schengen membership. Speaking at the ceremony marking her assumption of office from her predecessor Asen Vassilev, Petkova outlined her priorities for the…
748 applications have been submitted to the European Village programme 2024. Over 80% of city halls across the country participated with a project. Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Andrei Spinu made the statements on April 8. He unveiled the results of the first stage, the submission of applications, of the European Village programme 2024.…
Customs officer Georgi Gospodinov keeps a vigilant eye out for unusual cargo at Bulgaria’s Kapitan Andreevo border crossing, a critical checkpoint in the fight against migrant trafficking to Britain. Despite being over 150 kilometers from the nearest sea, Gospodinov and his colleagues have become instrumental in thwarting smugglers’ attempts to transport migrants across the English…
US jeans maker Levis Strauss & Co. has announced that it will close a clothing factory in the central Polish city of Plock that has operated since the early 1990s, laying off 650 people. The company cited problems in hiring qualified staff and rising production costs – driven by high inflation, soaring energy prices and…
Visiting Cimislia district, President Maia Sandu met with Ciucur-Mingir residents, “benevolent people who want to live in peace, in a Moldova without corruption, where people who work honestly live well,” said the head of state. “We talked to the villagers about the problems in the locality, about how we are modernizing the health system, about…