Girchi signs, other opposition parties likely to join new EU proposal to solve Georgian political tension
The Girchi opposition party signed European Council President Charles Michel’s proposal earlier today. Photo: Girchi press office. Agenda.ge, 19 Apr 2021 - 15:42, Tbilisi,Georgia
Three MPs of the Girchi party have signed, while Lelo has stated they will also sign the new proposal by the EU to solve the political tension in Georgia which began after the 2020 parliamentary elections.
The agreement released by the European Council President Charles Michel on the weekend offers a pardon for all violations and convictions stemming from the 19-21 June 2019 protests in Tbilisi and says that if the ruling party fails to receive at least 43 per cent of votes in this year’s municipal elections, they should accept the conduct of repeat parliamentary elections.
Team Europe provides EUR 120m to Equity Bank to support Kenyan companies
The financing package will support access to finance at appropriate conditions for Kenyan SMEs, including in the agriculture sector, through €100 million loans from the European Investment Bank to Equity Bank and €20 million of European Union (EU) grant support. EIB | Nairobi | Updated: 03-03-2021 19:48 IST | Created: 03-03-2021 19:48 IST
Kenya’s National Treasury observed a downturn growth rate from 6.1 % to 2.5 % in 2020, making it the worst year for the country in more than a decade. Image Credit: Twitter(@SAgovnews)
The European Union and the European Investment Bank, working together as Team Europe, are providing EUR 120 million (KES 15.8 billion) of new support for Equity Bank to enhance financing to Kenyan companies most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
Team Europe partners with Equity Bank to support Kenyan business and agriculture amid COVID-19
The financing package will support access to finance at appropriate conditions for Kenyan small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including in the agriculture sector
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 3, 2021/APO Group/
The European Union and the European Investment Bank, working together as Team Europe, are providing EUR 120 million (KES 15.8 billion) of new support for Equity Bank to enhance financing to Kenyan companies most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
The financing package will support access to finance at appropriate conditions for Kenyan SMEs, including in the agriculture sector, through €100 million loans from the European Investment Bank to Equity Bank and €20 million of European Union (EU) grant support.
Team Europe welcomes the arrival of the COVAX vaccine in Kenya
03/03/2021 - 12:27
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Team Europe welcomes the arrival today of one million vaccines procured through COVAX
The EU in Kenya welcomes the arrival of the first batch of one million doses of the Covax vaccine in Kenya. The vaccine is the lifejacket that we were all looking for to save lives and rebuild our way of living.
EU Ambassador to Kenya Simon Mordue said, “This vaccine has brought back a much needed hope that we will soon return to normal. The European Union has been active at the global level to ensure everyone who needs the vaccine receives it regardless of where they come from.”