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EBRD expands listed SME support to the Baltic states

November 16, 2020

BANKS

The FINANCIAL — Following the successful launch of its dedicated research programme in May in support of the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is expanding the initiative to the Baltic states. Based on an agreement with Nasdaq Baltic, the operator of the stock exchanges in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the programme will now also include the following

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Georgia

UNSC Members support sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia

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Georgia

USA: We will never accept Russia’s attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia

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Georgia

Economy Minister of Georgia met tourism sector

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Georgia

German Embassy in Georgia welcomes the Georgian govt’s decision to open its borders

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Luxembourg became the first country with free public transport

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