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Zego, the insurtech that got its start by offering flexible motorbike insurance for gig economy workers but has since expanded with a range of tech-enabled commercial motor insurance products, has raised 0 million. Leading the London-based company’s C round — giving it a .1 billion valuation and a unicorn status — is DST Global.

With the package of additional support measures proposed by the Tallinn City Government, Tallinn plans to exempt traders, caterers and other enterprises operating in the city's commercial premises across the city from paying rent until the end of April.

The Tallinn City Government is planning an additional package of support measures, which, among other things, entails an exemption from tuition fee for parents of children attending Tallinn kindergartens from 11 March to 30 April.

From this week, the districts of Tallinn will distribute free medical masks to families with many children, low-income single parents, and residents of apartment buildings with a high infection rate.

Tallinn continues to pursue for the title of European Green Capital in 2023, a total of 16 cities across Europe will apply for this year’s title.

From 2016 Cleantech ForEst NGO has invested over 1mln€ in more than 50 cleantech startups, they have raised over 18mln€ afterwards. Now the umbrella organisation of Estonia’s cleantech startups is launching together with cleantech investors Sunly a new Beamline Accelerator for ambitious startups.

At today’s cabinet meeting, the members of the Government approved the decisions on the basis of which even more wide-ranging restrictions will come into force in Estonia from Thursday, March 11 until April 11. The restrictions will be eased when the spread of the coronavirus in Estonia has been reduced to the level that does not endanger the medical system’s ability to function. Today the government adopted the decisions in principle, the plan is to approve the corresponding order at tomorrow’s extraordinary meeting.

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Estonian Tax and Customs Board and International House of Estonia will organise a webinar on the declaration of income for foreign nationals working in Estonia, which takes place on March 17th from 16.00 to 17.00.

At the extraordinary meeting, the Government approved the amendment to the 2021–2023 Employment Programme that, in accordance with the proposal of the Council of the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund, allows supporting the companies that have suffered the most from the restrictions. At the previous cabinet meeting, it was also decided to support the undertakings of the Ministry of Education and Research and of the Ministry of Culture.