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Financial Education Made Easy Thanks to USAID and Serbian Libraries
With the support of USAID’s Economic Growth project, the Belgrade City Library became one of the first libraries in the Balkans to launch a financial education program for citizens. Belgrade’s municipal libraries are now working together to offer education programs for youth about the fundamentals of financial literacy as well as information and advice on management of personal and family finances for citizens of all ages through a website dubbed novcici.rs (coins), designed with professional and financial assistance from USAID.
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Free e-mail service to announce new postings of news items, photos, reports, speeches and other useful information on the USAID Bureau for Europe and Eurasia website.
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Europe and Eurasia
| "One StreetS Our World, Our Future!" Youth Activism Project |
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Ledra/Lokmaci Street may be divided but on June 5th, it became one again as nearly 600 youth came together for a multi-cultural street festival. The festival was organized by Youth Leaders and Cultural Activists, part of the Youth Activism Project funded through the ACT program. Read More ...
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| USAID Supports National Assembly with Internship Program |
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The Speaker of the National Assembly, Prof.dr Slavica Djukic Dejanovic and the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade, Michael Harvey officially opened the Assembly’s annual Internship Program with an event in the National Assembly building on May 11, 2010. Read More ...
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| USAID Supports Albania’s Leading Agro-Businesses |
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Last week’s American food companies were introduced to some of Albania’s leading culinary producers at the 2010 Fancy Food Show in New York.
With the support of USAID, these producers showcased their high-quality fare to potential buyers and introduced Albanian products to new and eager audiences. For the past two years, USAID’s Albanian Agriculture Competitiveness Program has helped Albanian agro-businesses explore lucrative international markets.
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| Youth Representative Invited to Sit on Government Committee |
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For the first time, the Karelian Committee on Reform of the Housing and Public Utilities Sectors has invited a youth representative to join its ranks. On April 8, the committee officially welcomed its new member, Alexandra Kandybina (aged 16), deputy chairman of the Children’s Legal Chamber of Karelia. Read More ...
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| Serbia Gets Five more Business Friendly Municipalities |
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The National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED), with USAID support, designated five additional Serbian municipalities/cities as business friendly. Bujanovac, Leskovac, Pirot, Subotica and Vranje all met the nearly 100 different criteria necessary for the creation of a business friendly environment and were bestowed with the prestigious designation of being a “Business Friendly Municipality” at a ceremony held in the National Assembly Hall in Belgrade. Read More ...
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| FREN and USAID launch the 20th issue of the Quarterly Economic Monitor |
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On Friday, June 11, the Foundation for the Advancement of Economics (FREN) and USAID presented the 20th issue of the Quarterly Monitor of Economic Trends and Policies in Serbia covering the first Quarter of 2010, at the Economics Faculty. Prof. Pavle Petrovic, QM Editor-in-Chief, announced the main findings and opened the floor for a discussion about current ... Read More ...
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| USAID Helps Put Albanian Products on the Road to Markets |
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Albania is a country that produces a wealth of high-quality agricultural products and because of its geography and climate it can enter produce markets in the region and in the European Union earlier in a given year for premium prices. But that potential has not been fully met because Albania’s agriculture sector does not have adequate technological and business sophistication to be competitive. Read More ...
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| USAID, Improving Courts Key to Tackling Corruption |
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In June, USAID’s Rule of Law Program presented the performance and results of its three year, $5.1 million program to improve performance and accountability of ten pilot courts in Albania as well as strengthening oversight institutions like the High Inspectorate for Declarations and Audit of Assets (HIDAA). Read More ...
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| USAID Helps Serbia to Regain its Status as an International Filming Destination |
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On April 12, 2010, at the National Bank of Serbia, the Foundation for the Advancement of Economics (FREN) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) presented their joint tax reform publication titled "Tax policy in Serbia - looking forward", which highlights ... Read More ...
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