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Alexander Flenkya – on tax reform for the left bank: the decision was made, but questions remain

The Moldovan Parliament has adopted in final reading the abolition of tax exemptions for left-bank enterprises with the phased introduction of VAT and excise taxes on import and sale of goods. It is planned to start already this year, and to completely switch to the new rules - by 2030. The released funds will be directed to the Convergence Fund for the development of infrastructure and social sphere on the left bank.

Today, 16:18 |

Светлана Руденко

ANSA vaccines foxes against rabies. What do Moldovan residents need to know in this regard?

Today, 18:44 |

Вадим Кетрарь

10 million is the ceiling: the Swiss are ready to say stop migration

Today, 18:19 |

Наташа Ким

How are European countries investing in defense?

Today, 17:57 |

Татьяна Шикирлийская

CCI Moldova helps identify practical solutions for business – Eugeniu Osmocescu

Today, 17:31 |

Дмитрий Калак

Food vs. gasoline: how the energy crisis is changing the global economy

Today, 17:16 |

Арина Кодряну

Livestock sector ensured the growth of agricultural production in Moldova in January-March 2026

Today, 17:04 |

Вадим Кетрарь

Moldovan parliament adds UAE and Saudi Arabia to the “club of friends”

Today, 16:43 |

Светлана Руденко

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Top News

Stagflation of the sugar market in Moldova: both shortages and price increases are possible

For some Moldovan farmers, the sowing campaign-2026 is just beginning. And for Moldovan sugar beet growers, it should have already ended. But the sowing of sugar beet has been delayed. Visions for its harvest and domestic sugar production are vague. The situation with sugar import is close to scandalous. But let’s talk about everything in order.

Stagflation of the sugar market in Moldova: both shortages and price increases are possible

29 April 2026

Real estate market as a mirror of Moldova’s economy

27 April 2026

Adidas Breaks the Market: Factory Store as a New Driver of Moldovan Retailing

27 April 2026

Stagflation of the sugar market in Moldova: both shortages and price increases are possible

Politics & Economy

Italy to help Moldovan farmers meet EU requirements

The launch of cooperation projects aimed at harmonizing the national agricultural sector with the European Union requirements was discussed during a meeting between the head of the MAIA Agriculture and Food Ministry, Ludmila Catlabuga, and the Italian Ambassador to Moldova, Giuseppe Maria Perricon, and the director of the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM Bari), Biagio Di Terlizzi.

Italy to help Moldovan farmers meet EU requirements

Today, 12:03

Trump and Putin discussed the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine

Today, 09:43

Researchers: Moldova needs local investment funds to attract diaspora resources

Today, 09:14

Italy to help Moldovan farmers meet EU requirements

Banks & Finance

Budget execution: expenditures grew faster than revenues

State budget revenues increased by 3.3% or 583 million lei compared to the same period of 2025, while the growth of expenditures was more than twice as high. Compared to the first quarter of 2025, they increased by 7.3% or by 1,460.5 million lei.

Budget execution: expenditures grew faster than revenues

Today, 13:59

The dollar has strengthened and is pressuring others

Today, 13:42

Vacation voucher issue kicks off summer season in tourism

29 April 2026

Budget execution: expenditures grew faster than revenues

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Business & Companies

Budesti entrepreneur makes coffins and exports them to Europe

Vasile Negru of Budesti produces coffins for the local market and for export.

Budesti entrepreneur makes coffins and exports them to Europe

Today, 08:00

Palantir breaks boundaries: from data analytics to street fashion

27 April 2026

Instructions for filling in sick leave are no longer valid

25 April 2026

Budesti entrepreneur makes coffins and exports them to Europe

City & Regions

Gagauzia is ahead of the capital by the degree of street illumination

The cities of Gagauzia and Chisinau have the highest level of street lighting. ATU Gagauzia still holds the first place in the Republic with 96.3% illumination of city streets. The municipality of Ceadir-Lunga and the city of Vulcanesti achieved 100% lighting coverage.

Gagauzia is ahead of the capital by the degree of street illumination

Today, 13:04

Investments in a new border crossing point on the border with Romania will exceed 30 million euros

29 April 2026

40 million lei will be allocated for modernization of elevators

29 April 2026

Gagauzia is ahead of the capital by the degree of street illumination

Agribusiness & Winemaking

New regulation will expand the scope of application of industrial hemp in Moldova

The Moldovan government approved the Regulation on authorization, cultivation, monitoring, marketing and processing of industrial hemp. The document provides for the expansion of opportunities for the use of raw materials obtained from industrial hemp, which can increase the yield per hectare of agricultural land by about 40%. It will also provide private entrepreneurship with more opportunities for investment and agribusiness development.

New regulation will expand the scope of application of industrial hemp in Moldova

Today, 12:51

Ukraine’s horticulture lost half of its stone fruit crop due to frosts

29 April 2026

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the mechanism of partial compensation of excise tax for agrarians

29 April 2026

New regulation will expand the scope of application of industrial hemp in Moldova

Art & Culture

The Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale will open in a limited format

According to Italian media, public access is provided only during the preview days – from May 5 to 8. After that, the space will be closed, and until the end of the exhibition visitors will be offered only digital documentation of the project, broadcast on screens in the windows of the building.

The Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale will open in a limited format

29 April 2026

Politics vs art: the high-profile conflict over the Venice Biennale gathers momentum

29 April 2026

Scandal at the Venice Biennale: Russia and Israel deprived of a chance for the Golden Lion

24 April 2026

The Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale will open in a limited format

Economy & Law

Alexander Makidon has been appointed Prosecutor General

President Maia Sandu has signed a decree appointing Alexandru Macidon as Moldova’s prosecutor-general.

Alexander Makidon has been appointed Prosecutor General

Today, 10:37

Parliament will consider a bill on the possibility of extending the state of emergency to 90 days

29 April 2026

Moldova’s forest fund remains in the shadows

28 April 2026

Alexander Makidon has been appointed Prosecutor General

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Energy

Moldova withdraws from the Energy Charter Treaty: “It is not in line with the energy transition”

Moldova is withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty (TCE), an international agreement dating back to the 1990s, which, according to the authorities, is no longer in line with the energy transition policy and the development of renewable energy sources. The draft was approved by Parliament in two readings at today’s session.

Moldova withdraws from the Energy Charter Treaty: “It is not in line with the energy transition”

Today, 14:47

U.S. Treasury Department extends license for Lukoil assets sale

Today, 12:39

PAS: “A tax cut would only help those with more powerful engines.”

29 April 2026

Moldova withdraws from the Energy Charter Treaty: “It is not in line with the energy transition”

European Integration

Yerevan to host ‘historic’ EU-Armenia summit

An EU-Armenia summit will be held in Yerevan on May 4-5, where the sides will discuss deepening bilateral cooperation, regional security and key international challenges. This will be the first bilateral summit in the history of Armenia-EU relations and is expected to give a new impetus to the development of strategic partnership between the sides. Observers and international media have already described the upcoming event as “historic”.

Yerevan to host ‘historic’ EU-Armenia summit

29 April 2026

Energy crisis: state aid in the EU and Moldova

29 April 2026

More than 2.7 million Moldovan citizens benefited from visa-free regime with the EU

28 April 2026

Yerevan to host ‘historic’ EU-Armenia summit

Events

Moldovan premier to attend summit where ‘decisions are made’

Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu will pay a working visit to Dubrovnik, Croatia, where he will participate in the 11th summit of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI). In parallel with the official program, closed sessions will be held with the participation of a limited number of investors and key decision makers from the region and beyond.

Moldovan premier to attend summit where ‘decisions are made’

27 April 2026

Government calls for lights to be turned off

28 March 2026

Chisinau to discuss the work of the Black Sea corridor to Ukrainian ports

14 March 2026

Moldovan premier to attend summit where ‘decisions are made’

Export & Import

The elimination of customs duties on most U.S. goods will take effect July 1

On July 1, 2026, changes will go into effect to eliminate customs duties on most goods imported from the United States.

The elimination of customs duties on most U.S. goods will take effect July 1

Today, 13:29

Moldova increased grain exports in March – this is already a trend

29 April 2026

Radu Vrabie: Our goal is to create a modern, predictable and digitalized customs service

29 April 2026

The elimination of customs duties on most U.S. goods will take effect July 1

Global Economy

Brent crude oil price exceeded $126

Oil prices hit a military high on Thursday following a report that the U.S. military will brief President Donald Trump on possible action against Iran. Prices rose after the Wall Street Journal quoted U.S. officials as saying that Donald Trump had instructed his aides to prepare for a prolonged blockade of Iran.

Brent crude oil price exceeded $126

Today, 11:48

Bitcoin falls to $75,000 amid Fed rate decision

Today, 10:16

Moldova has established diplomatic relations with Seychelles

29 April 2026

Brent crude oil price exceeded $126

Green Economy

There are more than 60 “emerald sites” in Moldova

The Republic of Moldova now has a roadmap, a GIS database and a set of technical tools to bring the Emerald Network in line with Natura 2000 standards, developed under the first LIFE project implemented in the country.

There are more than 60 “emerald sites” in Moldova

29 April 2026

Moldova prepares a base for attracting green investments within the Net-Zero Industry

28 April 2026

The year 2026: will there be new temperature records?

25 April 2026

There are more than 60 “emerald sites” in Moldova

Investments & Markets

Vinted valued at €8bn after €880m secondary deal

Clothing resale platform Vinted has completed a large-scale secondary transaction worth €880 million, bringing the company’s market valuation to €8 billion. Demand for the offering significantly exceeded supply, which was one of the key signals of high interest of institutional investors in the company’s business.

Vinted valued at €8bn after €880m secondary deal

28 April 2026

There is little “fresh blood” in Ukraine’s agri-food business. Where is there more of it?

27 April 2026

Ocean Fish and Aquatir Caviar came out to the seafood fair in Barcelona

26 April 2026

Vinted valued at €8bn after €880m secondary deal

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Rules for everyone else

SANTIAGO – For decades, global power has come from Europe and the United States. At least that’s what I thought when I first set foot in the Northern Hemisphere as a graduate student at Cambridge University. But the management of Chile’s international economic relations under former President Gabriel Boric has shown how much power the Global South can wield if it so chooses.

Rules for everyone else

25 April 2026

Whether she is ready for it or not, Europe’s post-American future has already arrived

25 April 2026

A new type of democratic transition

12 April 2026

Rules for everyone else

Moldova’s Economy

Gasoline and diesel fuel are almost equal in price

The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect from May 1-4.

Gasoline and diesel fuel are almost equal in price

Today, 14:23

IBRD provides Moldova with $400 million to support sustainable growth

Today, 08:33

Moldova is in the top 20 in terms of IMF debt to GDP ratio

29 April 2026

Gasoline and diesel fuel are almost equal in price

Point of View

Vadim Cheban: The energy market has not become more stable, free and predictable

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

01 April 2026

Investor without status: Why a residence permit in Moldova does not attract capital

17 February 2026

“Territorial cleansing” instead of real territorial reform

23 January 2026

Vadim Cheban: The energy market has not become more stable, free and predictable

Pro Business

How to clog the market: the unseemly story of one Moldovan government project

In October 2025, the Moldovan government imposed a de facto ban on sugar imports from Serbia to the Moldovan market for a period of 200 days under the pretext of protecting the sector. This measure was presented as a supportive measure to give local sugar producers another hypothetical chance to “perk up”. Even at the cost of quite real sacrifices imposed on the entire food industry of Moldova. Let us assess what happened in the end.

How to clog the market: the unseemly story of one Moldovan government project

21 April 2026

The end of the sweet “sugar era”

09 March 2026

The Agrocereale Association re-elected its leadership

12 February 2026

How to clog the market: the unseemly story of one Moldovan government project

Retail & HoReCa

The first Taco Bell restaurant opened in Moldova

Sphera Franchise Group opened the first Taco Bell restaurant in the Republic of Moldova.

The first Taco Bell restaurant opened in Moldova

Today, 15:30

Unexpected start to the year: Coca-Cola posted a rise in profits

28 April 2026

Retail under pressure: attracting customers is getting more expensive

26 April 2026

The first Taco Bell restaurant opened in Moldova

Society

Dreams are not random: scientists have found out what their content depends on

Dreams are formed not as a simple reflection of the day, but as a complex and flexible process of processing experience. This is the conclusion of researchers from the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, who studied how the brain creates night images.

Dreams are not random: scientists have found out what their content depends on

29 April 2026

Victory parade to be held in Moscow: Defense Ministry reveals format

29 April 2026

Changing profession after 30: how to start a new career without risk

29 April 2026

Dreams are not random: scientists have found out what their content depends on

Sport & Tourism

Fiery draw between Atletico and Arsenal in the Champions League

The Champions League semifinal match between Atletico Madrid and Arsenal London ended in a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night. Both goals were scored from penalties. At the end of the first half, Arsenal’s Victor Djokeres scored from the spot with a powerful shot. In the 56th minute, Julian Alvarez scored a similarly irresistible 11-meter shot, which was eventually recognized as the best player of the game.