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The postponed for the post-election period presentation of statistical indicators of the state of the economy in the first half of the year took place this week. Quietly and without scandals. This time – from the mouth of the re-elected for a second term director general of the statistical office Oleg Kara. And, it is necessary to tell, “to blow on water” was in vain – on moods of voters it would not affect. As now it does not affect the mood of responsible persons – the Minister of Economy and Digitalization Doina Nistor called the results “encouraging” and expressed hope for “restorative growth at the end of the year”.
The authorities plan that from January 1, 2027, the adjusted data on its value, obtained as a result of mass revaluation, will be applied for taxation of residential real estate.
No one knows how many abandoned unfinished buildings there are in Chisinau. The plans of the city authorities to count them and impose a progressive tax have not succeeded so far.
The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) takes inflationary measures when inflation is high. The law stipulates that the regulator’s main task is to keep inflation within a specified range. For many decades, this range has been within the limits set for countries with developing economies: 5% per annum ±1.5 percentage points, i.e., between 3.5% and 6.5% per annum.
“Financial independence starts with a simple rule: half of your income goes for current expenses, about a third for personal needs, and at least 20% for savings. If there is a ‘safety cushion’ for at least three months, you are free to choose a job, are not tied to circumstances and can afford a pause between hard stages,” says Anca Dragu, Governor of the National Bank of Moldova.
Situations when, due to political differences and personal ambitions, local councils are unable to find a compromise and vote for an important project are multiplying in Moldova. Scandals during budget approval in the capital have become almost a tradition, with this scenario repeating itself for the second year in a row. But if last year it took seven months to make a decision, this year it took nine months. And this situation is not only in Chisinau.
Open call for tender for contracting the PR company/agency, which will develop and promote the media materials within the National Information and Awareness Campaign on the implementation of energy efficiency measures
The parliamentary elections were over and the ruling Action and Solidarity party could breathe a sigh of relief: sole rule was assured for another four years.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), citing climate change and imbalances in the Winter and Summer Games programs, is considering “migrating” a number of sports.
According to USDA’s U.S. Department of Agriculture, global wheat reserves for end-use in 2025 have fallen to a level comparable to the corresponding figure for 2015.
Recently, it has become almost impossible to ignore media coverage of artificial intelligence. The accelerating progress of the technology is seen as an inevitability, a prospect that evokes both excitement and existential fear of the future. Judging by the inflated stock valuations of companies at the forefront of the industry, the markets seem convinced that we have entered a technological revolution.
More than 200 companies operate in the electronics industry in Moldova. In 2024, the sales volume of goods and services created by them exceeded $700 million. Unfortunately, these products are in little demand on the domestic market, approximately 90-95% are exported.
In 2024, 87 people per million inhabitants will die on Moldovan roads, which is almost twice as high as the EU average (44 deaths per 1 million inhabitants). Road accidents also often affect children, including near schools.
The Court of Accounts sent to the legislature the annual report on the external control of public finances for 2024. The activity of the auditors in the reporting period was mainly focused on financial audits of the reports of the government, ministries and agencies on the execution of budgets. These audits were complemented by thematic and control missions on key areas of state functioning and the quality of public services.
Over the past five years, Philip Morris International’s (PMI) investment in the European Union economy has reached an unprecedented €43.4 billion. These investments have generated a cumulative economic impact of €290 billion, underscoring the company’s strategic importance to the entire Euro-region.
According to estimates by the National Bureau of Statistics, economic activity in Moldova declined for the third consecutive quarter in the first quarter of 2025, with an annual growth rate of 1.2%, Romanian economic analyst Andrei Radulescu said for the Financial Intelligence portal. Since 2014, he has been chief economist at Banca Transilvania and researcher at the Institute of World Economy of the Romanian Academy of Sciences.
On September 22, Stanislav Poznakomkin, director of the Museum of Natural History named after L.S. Berg at Moldova State University, turned 90 years old. The university administration presented him to the medal “For Civil Merit”. This year Stanislav Danilovich published a book “Thoughts. Reflections. Diary entries”, the presentation of which took place on September 17 at the “Book of the Year-2025” in RCSC.
The president of Italian Inter Giuseppe Marotta spoke about his intentions to leave Milan in case he continues to face resistance from the authorities in the construction of a new stadium to replace the legendary “San Siro” (official name “Giuseppe Meazza”). The shared arena of Inter and Milan is owned by the city authorities.
The current production and commercial season may become one of the most eventful for the sugar beet complex in Moldova. It started with almost zero stocks of marketable sugar and attempts to expand the area under sugar beet. It continued with the most large-scale death of crops from late spring frosts and no less large-scale reseeding. And it will probably end with a surprisingly good sugar beet harvest and a solid volume of sugar produced. But its prices are unlikely to fully satisfy both sugar producers and sugar consumers.
It’s September in Washington, and everyone knows what that means: the U.S. Congress is trying…
