Month: January 2024

National Bank: Interest rate remains at 6.30%

Skopje, 31 January 2024 (MIA) – The interest rate on CB bills remains to the level of 6.30%, and the overnight and seven-day loan interest rates remain at 4.20% and 4.25%, respectively. The supply of CB bills at the regular auction…

Salvini blames von der Leyen for farmer protests

Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday blamed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for the tractor road-block protests being staged this week by farmers in many parts of Europe, including Italy. “The (farmers in the) tractors…

Government appoints six cluster negotiators

Podgorica, (MINA) – The government has appointed six EU accession negotiators for six thematic clusters that include 33 negotiation chapters. According to the press release from the Ministry of European Affairs (MEA), the negotiators form a team led by the…

The government supports the CBK, Bislimi: The Euro has been and will be the only official currency

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Kosovo, Besnik Bislimi, said that the new Regulation of the Central Bank of Kosovo will enter into force tomorrow. He said that the Government of Kosovo is determined that the implementation of…

Gov’t increases funds for medical, wellness tourism by €60m

ZAGREB, 31 Jan (Hina) – The government on Wednesday gave its consent for a €60 million increase in budget funds for projects contracted under a call for applications for grants for the regional diversification and specialization of the tourism sector,…

Tourism revenue in first 11 months of 2023 surpass 2019 record

Revenue from tourism for the period of January – November edged close to €3 billion, surpassing the historic record for the full year of 2019 (2.68 billion), data released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (Cystat) show. According to Cystat,…

Painter Iva Lulashi to represent Albania at Venice Biennale

TIRANA, January 31 /ATA/ Painter Iva Lulashi will represent Albania in the 60th edition of the International Art Biennale in Venice. Minister Blendi Gonxhja wrote in the social media that it was the Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation that…

Romanian, Kazakh transport ministers discuss cooperation in cargo transport

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Sorin Grindeanu and his counterpart from the Republic of Kazakhstan Marat Karabayev, who is on an official visit to Romania, discussed on Wednesday the opportunities for cooperation in the area of cargo transport for the…

Dendias: Greece will offer to assume command of the European Mission in the Red Sea

Greece will offer to assume command of the European Mission in the Red Sea, Defence Minister Nikos Dendias announced on Wednesday in Brussels. Upon his arrival at the unofficial EU Defence Ministers Council in Brussels, Dendias stated : “Today we…

Galatasaray’s Akturkoglu wins Champions League Goal of the Group Stage vote Akturkoglu’s goal against Manchester United voted as best, his team

Galatasaray attacker Kerem Akturkoglu won the UEFA Champions League Goal of the Group Stage vote on Wednesday. Akturkoglu’s goal against Manchester United’s Andre Onana on matchday 5, which ended with a 3-3 draw, was voted as the best goal, while…

Business Climate in Bulgaria Improves in All Sectors in January

The overall business climate indicator in Bulgaria went up by 3 percentage points, from 19.8 to 22.8, in January 2024 compared to December 2023. An increase has been recorded in all observed sectors: industry, construction, retail trade, and services, the National…

Romania lagging behind in EU, with average financial wealth per capita of 5,823 euros

Romania’s average financial wealth per capita amounts to 5,823 euros, while the European average is 65,209 euros, general director of OTP Asset Management Romania Dan Popovici on Tuesday told the event “The investment funds market in 2024 – expectations and…