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
The executive director of the Forța Fermierilor Association of Grain and Oilseed Producers, Alexandru Slusari, said on his Facebook page that he “undertook to depoliticize the organization as much as possible.”
Alexandru Slusar: “Forța Fermierilor will be depoliticized”
Entrepreneurs who carry out independent activities in the field of trade will be able to continue them, provided they register with the State Tax Service until July 1, 2026.
Independent entrepreneurs engaged in trade are required to register with the STS by July 1, 2026
The state enterprise “Chisinau Glass Factory” may be privatized in the near future as a “single property complex through an investment tender”, according to a proposal sent to the government by the Public Property Agency (APP).
Chisinau glass factory to be privatized
Separate collection of recyclable and biodegradable waste as well as its recycling and reuse remain underdeveloped and economically unattractive for market players.
Waste management infrastructure will be given national importance
Divine production in Moldova has increased by 671% in three years, according to the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA).
Divine production in Moldova increased almost sevenfold
More than a thousand representatives of the U.S. film industry have signed an open letter criticizing the planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount. Actors and directors warn of job cuts, risks to competition and increased costs for viewers.
Hollywood opposes the Paramount and Warner Bros. deal.
A mission of TAIEX experts from the European Commission is in Chisinau on April 14-16 to strengthen Moldova’s capacity to apply international restrictive measures (sanctions).
EU sends experts to Moldova for training in sanctions enforcement
The production of energy from renewable sources is growing in Moldova. However, there are problems of market imbalance.
Is it profitable to invest in energy storage systems: Romania’s experience
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde has publicly backed Hungary’s possible switch to the euro, a signal that could mark a sharp reversal in the country’s economic policy after a change of government.
The European Central Bank has backed Hungary’s course towards the euro
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
In February 2026, Moldova imported goods worth 822.2 million euros, which is 1.5% less compared to February 2025. This is the first time in many years when the National Bureau of Statistics records a negative import dynamics.
For the first time negative import dynamics was registered in Moldova
Romania’s current account deficit narrowed markedly to 3.19 billion euros in January-February, down from 3.64 billion euros in the same period last year, according to data released by Romania’s central bank on Wednesday, April 15.
Romania’s current account deficit narrowed
Starting August 12 of this year, the European Union will begin implementing new rules on food packaging and packaging waste. The changes will be implemented in accordance with Regulation UE 2025/40. The new rules will be applied in phases until 2040. The regulation applies to all products entering the European market, including those from outside the EU.
EU tightens rules on food packaging
A levy of 0.5% of the investment volume to finance the development of technical standards in construction has caused concern in the business community. Representatives of the business community warn of risks to investment activity. The authorities say that it is possible to discuss the introduction of the mechanism, but not its expediency.
Businesses concerned about 0.5% levy on construction investments
Over the past 16 years, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the longest-serving head of government in the European Union, has taken all sorts of actions to tip the electoral scales in favor of his ruling Fidesz party. However, that party may well lose Sunday’s election, raising the question of next steps.
A new type of democratic transition
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be effective April 16.
Fuel prices continue to fall rapidly in Moldova
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”
French company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton earned 19.1 billion euros in the first quarter, which was below analysts’ expectations (19.6 billion). The main reason was weak sales in the company’s largest business – fashion clothing and leather accessories.
Fashion giant LVMH loses profits
The Moldovan authorities recognize the need to adapt the social policy and pension system in the conditions of population ageing, but the issue of changing the retirement age is not considered at this stage. This was stated by Minister of Labor and Social Protection Natalia Plugaru.
The authorities consider it necessary to adapt the pension system
Irish insurance company JustCover published a rating of the most “colorful” cities in the world and surprised even the Irish themselves. Dublin was in the last, 30th place.
Insurers named the most “colorful” cities in the world
The resource is designed to address the problems caused by the current fragmentation of registries and health information systems.
The Ministry of Health has launched the development of an electronic medical record
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
