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U.S. grants additional funding to create jobs in Moldova
The United States of America provides $11.5 million additional funding to Moldova within three bilateral agreements. The documents were signed on Friday between U.S. Ambassador to Chisinau William Moser and Moldovan Premier Vlad Filat, Infotag news agency...
Moldova’s foreign debt up to $5.65 billion
Moldova’s external debt summed up $5.65 billion at the end of March 2012, the data of Moldova’s National Bank shows. It increased with 3.7% compared to the end of 2011. A recent report indicates that 20,3% of the foreign debt comes from the...
Will the wind power be efficient in Moldova?
Wind power becomes an alternative solution to getting electricity. It is not very costly and some foreign companies can be attracted to make investments. The opinion belongs to Lena Mantle, expert from the United States, quoted by Infotag. During a workshop...
American funding for Moldovan law enforcement reforms
The United States of America offers a funding of $2,384,800 as part of an ongoing US assistance for rule of law development in the Republic of Moldova. The fund is meant to support justice sector and law enforcement reforms to fight against corruption...
Why gasoline prices are so high in the U.S.?
With the national average of gas prices hitting $3.65 a gallon (1 gal = 3.785 L), nearing $6 in some parts of the country, and poised to head even higher, America's families are wondering when the bleeding at the pump will stop (see the Historical Price...
Moldova is among the countries with a low external debt
Moldova ranks the 109th position in a top of the countries’ external public and private debt. Its external debt is about $4,618,000,000. Moldova is followed by Nepal and Cambodia. Romania, which is the Western neighbor, ranks the 34th place with...
Global Prosperity Index: U.S. behind China in economic rankings
Legatum Institute/ London -- U.S. scores high on measures of public health and entrepreneurial environment but falls behind China in economic rankings. New EU members outperform Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain on key indicators. A new study published...
HARP: A new way forward on housing in the United States?
Karen Dynan/ The Brookings Institution/ Washington, DC -- Federal regulators announced a new plan [on Oct. 24, 2011] to help households whose homes are worth less their mortgage refinance into new mortgages with lower monthly payment. The changes should...
European Crisis: Precise Solutions in an Imprecise Reality
By George Friedman -- An important disconnect over the discussion of the future of the European Union exists, one that divides into three parts. First, there is the question of whether the various plans put forward in Europe plausibly could result...
Default in the Eurozone - the impact for the Transatlantic economy
By Joe Quinlan and Peter Sparding / Washington / GMF / -- A specter is haunting Europe — the specter of default in the eurozone. At the core of the problem is Greece — one of the smallest yet most heavily indebted economies in Europe. The...
