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On 6 March 2025, the European Payments Council officially accepted North Macedonia’s application and included North Macedonia in the Single Euro Payments Area (“SEPA”). With this, North Macedonia became the 39th member of SEPA.
Erdem & Erdem has advised on the merger of Moka Odeme ve Elektronik Para Kurulus and Birlesik Odeme Hizmetleri ve Elektronik Para.
NKO Partners has advised Pro Group on its acquisition of a 70% majority stake in Smart Tiger. MMD Advokati advised the seller, Slobodan Milivojevic.
Sayenko Kharenko has advised the Government of Canada on a new CAD 5 billion loan to Ukraine. Avellum reportedly advised the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance.
CMS has advised mBank and PKO Bank Polski on the EUR 50 million financing granted to Polfam. Balicki Czekanski Gryglewski Lewczuk advised Polfam.
Sayenko Kharenko has advised UK Export Finance, Deutsche Bank, and Barclays Bank on a EUR 181 million loan facility to JSC NNEGC Energoatom. B. C. Toms & Co reportedly advised Energoatom.
Asters has advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on a EUR 15 million loan to Yuria-Pharm.
