The biannual information meeting on high-level government advice in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Uzbekistan and Armenia was held – divided into two blocks – on 18 and 24 June, with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). The event was opened by Andreas Nicolin, Deputy Head of Department and moderated by Yildiz Götze, Head of Division.
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On 4 May, an expert panel took place online on the subject “Perspectives for economic relations between the association countries and the EU”. It was the third workshop within the LibMod project “Eastern Partnership 2.0”. Experts from the three countries (Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova) presented their proposals for action to decision-makers in Berlin and in Brussels.
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On the occasion of the joint video conference of OAOEV Working Groups Ukraine, Belarus and South Caucasus on March 26, 2020, Ricardo Giucci presented an overview of the macroeconomic consequences of the corona crisis for the region.
A massive decline in GDP and devaluations of the local currencies are expected, which will also have a negative impact on German exports, said Giucci. External financial support, e.g. from the IMF is required. He warned that the countries do not have the administrative and institutional prerequisites for possible instruments such as loans and grants to companies.
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The German Economic Team (GET) presented the current economic outlook to interested representatives of ministries and institutions on January 24th in the premises of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi) and spoke about current developments in the partner countries Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and about the activities of the German Economic Team in Armenia.
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On the 8th of July 2019, Dr. Ricardo Giucci, Managing Director of Berlin Economics, during an event at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), carried out a study by Berlin Economics on the economic effects of the deep and comprehensive free trade agreements (“DCFTA”) on Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. He was accompanied by Woldemar Walter, Coordinator of the German Economic Team Moldova.
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