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MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry announces the launch of the national campaign “Cumpar BUN de-acasa” – an initiative that invites Moldovan citizens to choose local products: both during winter holidays and throughout the year.
Public procurement accounts for about 14% of the EU’s GDP, making it one of the most powerful tools for the EU to shape markets and move towards its political goals. However, a recent analysis by the European Commission has confirmed what many governments and companies had already guessed: the current system is not helping to simplify public spending procedures, make them more strategic and green. More than 75% of public contracts still do not include environmental parameters, so it is not surprising that current spending is so poorly aligned with the EU’s stated industrial and climate goals.
The 220 projects launched in July this year under the “Europe Close” program are joined by another 133 approved for funding by the National Council for the Coordination of Regional and Local Development.
The state recognizes existing economic inequalities and is taking steps to mitigate them. However, the transition to a more predictable economy requires an end to the war.
There are seemingly contradictory trends. In 2024, the absolute (monetary) poverty rate in Moldova increased by 2 p.p. compared to 2023 and amounted to 34%. In other words, one third of the Moldovan population lived on less than 3493 lei (€181) per month per person. At the same time, the share of the population living in multidimensional poverty decreased by 1 p.p. and amounted to 26%. This means that about a quarter of the population suffers from insufficient access to such benefits of civilization as health care, education, quality housing and decent jobs.
According to the World Bank, Moldova has the lowest energy consumption per capita in Europe. In 2022, energy consumption per capita in Moldova will be only 1.42 tons of oil equivalent (toe).
The United Nations estimates the total cost of Ukraine’s post-war recovery and reconstruction at $524 billion over the next decade. These figures are up to date as of the end of 2024, with the cost estimates increasing every year. New figures are expected by the end of this year.
The Organ Hall hosted an Eight Hands Piano Concert on December 4, a one-of-a-kind event. Two quartets participated: “Baynov Piano Ensemble” from Germany and Moldovan musicians Anatoly Lapicus, Iurie Mahovici, Inna Hatipova and Irina Guzenko.
The first phase of the Super League, which determined the top six teams, is over. “Petrocub became the “Winter Champion”, having suffered only one defeat in 21 matches. All clubs, except for Politehnica-UTM and Spartanii-Sportul, will continue to fight for the trophy in the spring. They will compete for a return to the elite with the top four clubs from the first phase of Ligue 1.
In the traditional report prepared by the experts of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Transition Report for 2025-26, entitled “Brave old world” (Brave old world), aging and shrinking working-age population are named as the main challenges for the countries of the Old World.
In spite of significant shortfall of fruit harvest due to spring frosts, as well as reduction of their quality due to summer drought and autumn precipitation, prices for many types of products of the fruit growing sector increased. Accordingly, even in the conditions of physical decrease of exports, their financial indicators increased. This was much and colorfully discussed in the last days of November within the XI annual conference “Fruit Business of Moldova”. And, perhaps, for the first time in its long history, the conference started with singing a beautiful and optimistic song about the richness of the Moldovan land.
Ask a room of central bankers how many of them want a less stable financial system, and you will find that few (if any) will raise their hand. Ask how many of them support intrusive, costly supervision, endless box-filling and process-heavy enforcement, and the result will be the same. This contradiction is at the heart of the Basel Committee’s recent statement, supported by all members, including U.S. members, calling for the Basel III rules to be implemented “fully and consistently.”
