“We want every locality in Moldova to have a good standard of living,” Head of state Maia Sandu said unveiling the results of the European Village programme in Stefan Voda district. “About 100 children have better conditions at the kindergarten in Stefanesti, an investment of over one million lei. More than 1,000 residents of Volintiri…
While Estonia’s economy shrank by 2.1% YoY in the first quarter, Lithuania’s economy grew by 2.9%, according to the flash estimate. The growth was driven by both general confidence and government investment, Tonu Mertsina, chief economist at Swedbank, told ERR radio. While Lithuania’s growth was also due to the low base of comparison from a…
“In each of the priority sectors, we have specific projects that we are ready to offer to foreign investors and we do so consistently. We are already seeing not just interest, but real investments. According to the National Bank, foreign investors injected $4.25 billion into Ukraine’s economy last year. This shows that despite the war,…
The Polish public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into the Swiss subsidiary of Poland’s energy giant Orlen, which has lost more than 1.5 billion zloty on prepayments for oil made without collateral. The prosecutor’s office also announced that it had conducted searches of the homes of Orlen board members, including former long-time CEO Daniel…
The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Kyiv School of Economics organized a roundtable discussion “Business Development as the Main Driver of Ukraine’s Economic Recovery” on financing instruments for the development of Ukrainian business. During the event, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Volodymyr Kuzio spoke about new opportunities to attract investment under the…
Attracting macro-financial assistance from the European Union, the United States and other countries enables Ukraine to pay social benefits and implement other social projects on time and in full. This was emphasised by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a Government session on April 30. “In April, the state paid UAH 60.5 billion in pensions and…
The Ministry of Economic Development and Digitization hosted the strategic cyber simulation exercise Cyber Flood 2024 at the government level. The exercise allowed state institutions to practice their decision-making processes in cyber crisis management. During the exercise, a crisis scenario affecting a number of national entities and critical services was simulated and the response mode…