The Government approved Resolution No. 310 “On amendments to the Procedure for providing financial state support to business entities”. The Resolution was prepared by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. It concerns enterprises that have received funds under the Affordable Loans at 5-7-9 programme. The possibility to extend the loans is provided…
The European Union in the last years has backed 18 settlements of Moldova with over 36.5 million euros, thus significantly contributing to the improvement of the citizens’ living standards. Within the project “Construction of the infrastructure of water and sewerage supply, as well as of energy efficiency in public buildings” EU invested considerable resources, in…
It will not be possible to double the annual tax-free income allowance to 60,000 zloty (EUR 13,929), which Prime Minister Donald Tusk has previously promised to do this year, until 2026 at the earliest, the finance minister has admitted. He says “there is no room” in the budget for the measure before then because Poland…
The housing market in Bulgaria witnessed mixed trends in the fourth quarter of 2023, with overall prices experiencing a modest increase of 1.2%, according to the latest data released by the National Statistics Institute. While this marks a slowdown compared to the preceding quarter’s growth of 2.7%, the market continues to show resilience amid evolving…
The executive committee of the National Bank of Moldova (BNM) has ruled, by unanimous vote, to reduce by 0.5% the basic rate applied to the principal operations of monetary policy for short-term, to the level of 3.75% annually. BNM Governor Anca Dragu has made statements to this effect. At the same time, the interest rates…
The exporters of Moldovan products will benefit from better commercial and economic conditions on the market of the member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The Cabinet approved the ratification of the free trade agreement between Moldova and the EFTA member states. The document was signed in Schaan, Principality of Liechtenstein, on June…
Poland’s government has approved a bill granting additional payments to social care workers, who often earn minimum wage. If approved by parliament and the president, the legislation will allow almost 200,000 people employed in the sector to receive an additional 1,000 zloty (EUR 230) gross each per month starting from July. For those on the…