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The first issue of Logos Press was published on November 15, 1990. There was no independent Moldova yet, no market economy, no private media.
In the new episode of the National Bank of Moldova’s “The Meaning of Money” podcast, the NBM Governor Anca Dragu and International Finance Corporation representative Galina Cicanci discuss why the ability to save is becoming the foundation of personal independence, how financial discipline is formed, and what role women and digitalization play in this process.
Philip Morris International is approaching its 30th anniversary in Moldova, a milestone at which the conversation about business inevitably goes beyond the corporate agenda. In an interview with Logos Press, Maksym Barabash, Director of Philip Morris in Ukraine and Moldova, talked about radical changes in the tobacco business, investments, local production, regulatory barriers and the company’s priorities in our region.
Yerevan Fashion Week was held in Armenia – the key event of the regional fashion industry, bringing together designers and experts from different countries. This season had a special significance for Moldova: for the first time in the history of the event, a Moldovan designer – Alexey Sorochin, founder of the Alexey Sorochin brand – took part.
Moldova is becoming a new regional center of medical tourism, providing medical services at prices up to 70% lower than in Romania and Western Europe. This was reported by Ziarul Financiar, noting that the country attracts thousands of patients from the European Union, including Romanians.
US President Donald Trump spent almost the entire last week of October in Asia. He managed to achieve ceasefires on several fronts of the trade war, which he started by imposing duties on friendly and unfriendly countries. But he failed to create long-term economic structures and to dispel doubts about the U.S. strategic commitment to the region.
Despite the fact that the country’s cryptocurrency legislation is under regulation, blockchain-based financial transactions are making their way into Moldovan life and practice in various ways.
The international festival of theater and film schools ClassFest Acting Lab- 2025 will be held in Chisinau from November 10 to 15 for the 14th time. The objectives of the organizer – Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts (AMTAP) – are to promote contemporary art, exchange of experience between theatrical schools, as well as to encourage young actors who get the opportunity to present their best projects. This is the uniqueness of “ClassFest” for students and young people from Moldova.
The new government’s program sets an ambitious goal of supporting the employment of at least 100,000 people over the next four years.
Members of the Congress of Local Authorities (CALM) are proposing the creation of a special fund for Contributions. These are required for local authorities to contribute to projects. As a rule, their contribution is about 10% of the total cost. Since there are many problems in the regions and the amount of state investment is limited, mayoralties try to maximize the use of funding from international and cross-border projects. And they face the fact that they do not have enough funds for contributions.
Due to the seasonal rise in the price of dairy raw materials and high stocks of goods after active work in the warm period of the year, some dairy factories in Ukraine suspend or reduce butter production.
The match of the 18th round of the Super League between “Zimbru” and “Spartanii-Sportul” (2:3) in Chisinau stirred up soccer fans who suspected a contractual nature. The rapid dynamics of the quotes for this match, provided by the bookmakers’ offices, reinforces the suspicions. The other three matches of the tour also raise questions… Does it mean that Moldovan clubs took advantage of the peculiarities of the regulations of the tournament and in conditions when the arrangement of tournament positions is almost decided, fair play preferred monetization? Will the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) find it necessary to react to the circulating rumors?
Logos Press correspondent talked to the General Director of Orhei Vit Company Boris Efimov about the realities and prospects of the world and Moldovan market of “industrial apple” and apple concentrate.
Over the past year, traditional financial donors have sharply reduced their commitments to assist developing countries, with some, such as the United States, effectively eliminating aid programs. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the amount of official development assistance provided by its member countries fell by 7.1% in 2024. This is the first time in the last six years that the annual figure has fallen.
This year’s fall has been fruitful for forecasts of the country’s economic development. Updates followed from both international partners – IMF, WB – and local experts. All of them show cautious optimism about overcoming stagnation. However, they are unanimous that sufficient recovery growth should not be expected.
One of the most destructive earthquakes in the history of Turkey on February 6, 2023 was called “the disaster of the century” by American publications. This earthquake is second only to a similar disaster in Cilicia in 1268 in terms of the number of deaths and the scale of destruction on the modern territory of the country. The direct financial losses of the Turkish economy alone are estimated at $104 billion.
In connection with the announced start of the development of fiscal and customs policy for 2026, business associations have become more active in preparing their own proposals. The law allows their submission to the Ministry of Finance, which assesses the possibilities of application from the next year, analyzing the impact on the budget filling – on the one hand, and the investment climate – on the other. Then the Ministry of Finance prepares the final version of the document and submits it to the government and parliament for consideration. And this will happen no earlier than the beginning of December.
The Executive Committee of the National Bank of Moldova at its meeting on November 6 unanimously decided to keep the prime rate at the current level, reducing the mandatory reserve requirements for banks
After US sanctions were imposed on Lukoil, the company announced the sale of all foreign assets, including Moldova. The country’s authorities are monitoring the situation to ensure uninterrupted fuel supplies, especially for the Chisinau International Airport, and are considering a possible change of ownership, not excluding even partial nationalization.
The average franchise value of the National Basketball Association (NBA), which unites 30 of the strongest clubs in the U.S. and Canada, is $5.33 billion. Over the year, this figure increased by $1 billion, or a little more than 22%, indicating steady growth of the largest basketball league in the world.
