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Three years after the introduction of a complete ban on sports betting, the Moldovan Parliament at the end of 2024 by the votes of 57 deputies adopted in the second and final reading a bill on the advertising of gambling with low social risk, to which sports betting is directly related. What caused the legislators to soften their stance on sports betting, and how does this decision affect the activities of bookmakers? Did it allow bringing the legislation in this area to international standards?
There are events that repeat themselves year after year and remain in the shadows. And there are those that pass almost unnoticed – but become more and more significant with each new edition. The NextGENERATION competition of young designers, held in Chisinau with the support of ZIPHOUSE, is just one of them. It builds the reputation of Moldovan fashion industry not by declarations, but by results. It is no longer a student catwalk, but a space where new visual languages, trends, and cultural intonations emerge – even if still in search, but with a clear handwriting.
The large losses of fruit, early vegetables and berries harvest due to late spring frosts in Moldova, figuratively speaking, were “broadcasted from every iron”. The problem is really large-scale and almost ubiquitous. However, this season Moldovan horticulture has faced a large number of problems of seemingly smaller scale, but no less painful. The LP correspondent talked to representatives of farmers’ associations and based on their opinions has built the top 3 specific problems of the Moldovan industry in the current year.
For the umpteenth time, fiscal austerity has opened the door for populist political parties. In the UK, France, Poland and other countries, populists succeed by criticizing “fiscally responsible” governments that cut spending.
Now everyone is already preparing for the parliamentary elections scheduled for September 28. In this context, any serious discussion about the country’s development paths, the state of Moldova’s economy, the necessary radical and comprehensive measures to radically break the established state system, which is already completely rotten and shows its insolvency, are perceived exclusively through the prism of the political context and the upcoming elections.
Foreign trade statistics indicates a significant decline in export revenues. And the structure of demand for foreign currency on the part of business demonstrates an increasingly pronounced gap with import dynamics, analysts of the National Bank record. According to their estimates, the current account deficit in the first quarter shows more than twofold increase on paper. In life, it has to be “covered” with something.
On June 30, 2025, the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) approved OPEM (“Operatorul Pieței de Energie M”) as the designated electricity market operator in Moldova, responsible for achieving interconnection in the international day-ahead and intra-day market.
Moldova’s stand at the international exhibition Osaka-2025 (Japan) caused a mixed reaction in the society. And it is not only about the 6 million lei spent (with a number of financial benefits), but also about WHAT exactly and HOW this money was spent.
The problem of illegal construction has been relevant for Chisinau for decades. The weak attempts of the authorities to fight this phenomenon have not been very successful. The fire in a house in Durlesti in May this year showed how catastrophic the consequences of violations of construction legislation can be.
Today in Moldova there is a paradoxical situation. On the one hand, cryptocurrency is not recognized by the National Bank of Moldova as a unit of account. At the same time, it is subject to taxation. However, by 2027, our country has committed itself to approve the legal framework related to the regulation of virtual currency and to enact regulations that comply with European legislation.
On Thursday, July 3, the Buiucani sector court held court hearings on the case of the Bashkan of Gagauzia, Eugenia Gutsul. The head of the autonomy in the south of Moldova is accused of illegally financing a party and an electoral competitor in the elections. The secretary of the former political party “Shor”, Svetlana Popan, is also accused of “bundling” with her.
The group tournament of the third world group (zone “Europe”) within the “Billie Jean King Cup” took place on the courts of “Arena Chisinau”. The Moldovan team was one of the 12 contenders for promotion, but lost to the rivals from Finland the coveted ticket to the second world group.
