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Team Europe: EIB and ProCredit to support faster recovery of SMEs from COVID-19 in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine with €55 million
Luxembourg/Frankfurt, 21 December 2020 The EU bank and ProCredit are creating three credit lines worth €55 million to support the recovery of SMEs from the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine. Credit lines will be available at ProCredit Group in Georgia (€10 million), Moldova (€20 million) and Ukraine (€25 million). The operation is a part of the Team Europe’s COVID-19 emergency...
Team Europe: EIB and ProCredit to support faster recovery of Ukraine`s SMEs from the COVID-19 crisis with €25 million
Luxembourg / Frankfurt, 21 December 2020 EIB and ProCredit Group create a €25 million credit line for the recovery of SMEs and midcaps from the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine. EIB and ProCredit Group agree on similar credit lines in Georgia (€10 million) and Moldova (€20 million), bringing the total support to companies to €55 million The operation is part of the Team Europe’s COVID-19 emergency...
EU4Business: Ready to Trade Project Promotes Armenian Products on the International Markets
A s part of the Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade EU4Business Initiative, 15 Armenia-based companies regularly participated in SIAL Paris – the leading trade fair for processed food, Biofach organic food trade show in Nuremberg and ANUGA trade fair for food and beverages in Cologne. The challenges of 2020 – the outbreak of COVID-19 followed by the war in Nagorno-Karabakh – further stressed the...
Armenia In 2021, the state will allocate about 520,000,000 AMD (more than $1 million) to support small and medium-sized businesses in Armenia . According to the Ministry of Economy, businesses will receive the necessary consulting services, training courses, and vocational training to improve access to finance. Read more Armenia’s trade turnover amounted to about $4,220,000,000 in January-...
On November 18-20, 2020, six Ukrainian berry exporters took part in the Asia Fruit Logistica ON international exhibition, sponsored by the ITC “Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade – an EU4Business Initiative” project and the Ukrainian Berries Association. The virtual format of the event united thousands of exhibitors of fresh produce with buyers and sellers from all over the world. The project...
EU4Business has published the Citizens’ Summaries for the 6 EaP countries with the overview of major results of the past year in the region and per country. In 2019, 78,995 SMEs were supported through the EU4Business Initiative, generating an extra €1.3 billion in income and 117,254 new jobs, growing their turnover by 16.1%, and increasing their exports by 5.9% as a result. See the detailed...
On 10 November 2020, the new EU4Business web portal marks the opening of the 2020 European SME Week in Ukraine. The renewed portal is a convenient tool that covers the numerous opportunities offered by the European Union for business development in Ukraine, in particular to help Ukrainian small and medium-sized enterprises withstand the economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The EU is...
Armenia According to the World Bank’s latest report, the economic and social measures to mitigate the pandemic cost Armenia’s budget around 2.3% of GDP . The report states that revenues fell by 6% yoy resulting in the deficit of around 1.7% of projected annual GDP in the year-to-July. Read more The fall in Armenia’s GDP in the second quarter of 2020 was 13.7%. According to the Central Bank report...
Armenia Armenia has lifted the Covid-19 state of emergency and introduced a nationwide “quarantine” regime until January 11, 2021. It keeps requirements for wearing facemasks in all public areas and enforces social distancing and hygiene rules for businesses. Read more While various sectors of the Armenia’s economy are suffering significant disproportionate losses due to pandemic, a key role is...
Dear readers, Please note that from September on, we are moving to monthly COVID Alerts. You will receive the next digest from us at the beginning of October. Armenia Armenian banks have provided loans worth 80 billion AMD (around $165 million) as part of government-designed assistance programmes to help offset the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. As of August 12, 19.9 billion AMD (more...