Recently, the media has been flooded with stories about the real estate market – cautious, with “correction, not a disaster” conclusions.
Real estate market: a cooling game with obvious overheating
UPDATED. The MAN party leaves the Alternativa bloc, but retains its participation in the general parliamentary faction formed after the elections. The decision was announced by the party’s leader, Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban.
MAN distances itself from the Alternativa bloc, but remains in the faction
In March, average consumer prices in Moldova increased by 5.8% year-on-year, up 2.7% YTD, confirming the acceleration trend. As of February 2026, annual inflation rose to 5.1% after January’s low of 4.8%.
NBS: Annual inflation amounted to 5.8%
The new “State Register of Legal Entities” (SRLE) will streamline record keeping and reduce the cost and time for legal entities to comply with the registration provisions of the law.
New platform will simplify registration of legal entities
Administrative-territorial reform should be streamlined as part of a large-scale fiscal decentralization reform, economists at the Expert-Grup think tank recommend.
Expert-Grup: size matters, but there are other factors as well
In March, food prices in Ukraine increased by 1.3%, in Moldova – by 1%. On an annualized basis (compared to the indicator in March 2025), Ukrainian food prices increased by 9.5%, Moldovan – by 6.3%.
Food inflation in Ukraine is higher than in Moldova
The next season of Moldovan Brands Runway, held in Chisinau in spring 2026, was not just a showcase of new collections, but an indicator of a deeper transformation. It is about the transition from a model in which Moldova acted mainly as a production platform for foreign brands to building its own design ecosystem.
Moldavian fashion: what the MBR SS26 season really showed
Specialists of the State Tax Service and PCCOCS uncovered a tax evasion scheme organized by a family engaged in business in agriculture. The damage to the budget amounted to more than 7 million lei.
Tax evasion scheme worth 7 million lei uncovered
A draft feasibility study (FS) of the Straseni-Gutinas power transmission line will be presented in Chisinau at the end of April. The documents have been developed by Black & Veatch. The construction is scheduled to start in 2027 and to be completed in 2030.
The feasibility study of the Straseni-Gutinas line will be presented at the end of April in Chisinau
On April 10, the entry/exit system (EES) became fully operational at the EU’s external borders (land border crossings, airports and seaports).
The EES system is applied at all external borders of the EU
On the last Saturday in March, Earth Hour is an annual global event in which millions of people and institutions in all countries turn off their lights for one hour to draw attention to climate change and energy conservation.
Government calls for lights to be turned off
The Customs Service informs that the follow-up inspections carried out between March 30 and April 10, 2026, revealed additional customs obligations amounting to 1.488 million lei, which are subject to recovery in the state budget of the country.
Customs has additionally recovered almost 1.5 billion lei from the budget
Markets remain positive amid uncertainty, with the truce between the US and Iran looking fragile ahead of talks between the two countries scheduled for Saturday.
Oil and stocks rise ahead of peace talks
The PROGRESS project – “Promoting Green Deal Readiness in Eastern Partnership countries” – was launched in Moldova. The project is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Government and implemented by GIZ Moldova in partnership with a number of business associations in Moldova.
PROGRESS for the adaptation of Moldovan horticulture to climate change
Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), believes bitcoin probably bottomed out in early February at the $60,000 level.
Bitcoin has bottomed out
We live in a world of senseless suffering and impending catastrophe, where the idea of moral progress has seemingly become incomprehensible. Modern society suffers from two epochal crises: the rise of anti-democratic forces and climate change. But what if today’s tragedies turn out to be a source of hope?
Tragedy is reborn as hope
On April 9, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova presented certificates to 29 economic entities and 53 master instructors within the framework of the meeting of the Committee for the promotion of dual education.
CCI awarded certificates to subjects of dual education
In early March, the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) extended until the end of June the decision to appoint Moldovagaz JSC responsible for ensuring gas supply to the Transnistrian region. Earlier, in 2023, ANRE revoked the license for natural gas transportation from the Moldovan-Russian company, giving this function to a subsidiary of the Romanian state operator Transgaz. And in 2025 – the license for supply, which is now handled by the Moldovan state-owned company Energocom.
Vadim Cheban: The energy market has not become more stable, free and predictable
The sugar market is not about “sweetness”, but about economy in its purest form: excess supply, rising costs and managerial mistakes are instantly converted into price. That is why there is always a lot of information noise around sugar – slogans “let’s provide the market with our own”, “the market needs protection”, “importers are enemies”. But the noise does not change the main thing: the market does not punish imports – the market punishes inefficiency. And today this is evident all over Europe.
The end of the sweet “sugar era”
The European Union is increasing pressure on the fashion industry: from July 19, 2026, a ban on the destruction of unsold clothes, shoes and accessories will come into force. The new rules oblige large companies not to dispose of leftover collections through incineration or landfill, but to look for more sustainable solutions – recycling, reuse or resale. The initiative is a response to the growing environmental burden posed by mass production of clothing.
Fashion brands will no longer be able to burn clothes
According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, Moldova has been downgraded from an “imperfect democracy” to a “hybrid regime” now on the verge of authoritarianism in 2025.
Moldova downgraded to “hybrid regime” in Democracy Index
The central match of the 4th round of the second phase of the Super League, in which “Zimbru” on its field in Chisinau hosted “Sheriff”, ended in a draw – 2:2. The draw in the match of long-standing principal rivals allowed the club “Petrocub” to break away from the nearest pursuers – “Zimbru” and “Sheriff” – on two and three points respectively. Four out of 10 rounds of the spring part of the championship have been played, and behind the back of the teams already 40% of the passed way for the trophy. Logos Press offers you a review of the last round, according to the results of which the contour of the struggle for places in European cups has become clearer.
Behind 40% of the way: Moldovan derby fails to reveal a winner in Chisinau
From April 21 to April 24, 2026, Frankfurt am Main, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Berlin will host a large-scale international event IT Nearshoring Moldova Roadshow, aimed at developing cooperation between German business and the IT sector of the Republic of Moldova.
Moldova will present its digital potential to European businesses
A direct rail line will be built between the two airports in Istanbul, Turkey, separated by the Bosphorus Strait, which will make it much easier to travel when transferring, Logos Press reported.
Istanbul has made it easier to transfer between airports
