Passenger traffic at Chisinau International Airport in April increased by 24.6% compared to the same month last year and reached 483,722 people. According to the airport administration, the traffic increased by more than 95.6 thousand passengers over the year.
Russia’s federal budget deficit in January-April 2026 amounted to 5.877 trillion rubles (about 60.3 billion euros). This figure was twice as high as in the same period last year and was more than a third higher than the plan for the whole of 2026.
US efforts to mediate the conflict between Russia and Ukraine have reached a dead end, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni.
Customers in Moldova this spring are increasingly choosing not specialized sports equipment, but universal clothing and footwear that are suitable for city, travel, office and training at the same time. Against this background, Adidas is strengthening its position in the lifestyle-fashion segment, where demand is growing faster than in the classic performance sport segment.
Today, May 8, European stock markets fell sharply after a new round of escalation between the United States and Iran. Investors began to withdraw from risky assets amid fears that the fragile truce between the parties could finally break down and the conflict could hit global oil supplies.
Global food prices in April reached the highest level in more than three years. The main driver of food inflation was a sharp rise in the price of vegetable oils triggered by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Shares of European luxury brands rose sharply amid forecasts of a possible settlement of the conflict in the Middle East. Investors are betting on the recovery of tourism and the return of demand from wealthy buyers.
Former Chinese defense ministers Li Shanfu and Wei Fenghe have been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in a case of receiving and giving bribes. This is reported by the Chinese state-run Xinhua News Agency (Xinhua News Agency).
A court in Moscow has sentenced in absentia Ukrainian businessman Yevhen Chernyak, founder of the Global Spirits alcohol holding company (brands Khortytsya, Morosha, Pervak), to 14 years in prison in a terrorism financing case.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that the country is going through the biggest change in decades. He made the statement at a business forum in Düsseldorf against the backdrop of the economic downturn, the energy crisis and growing global instability.
For the first time, the European Union directly recorded a political signal to Armenia – the summit’s final document speaks of the “aspiration of the Armenian people” for rapprochement with the EU. This is the main result of the first meeting at this level between Yerevan and the European Union, held on May 4-5.
India will be the main driver of the world economy in the coming years, while the center of global growth is finally shifting to Asia. This is the conclusion of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its updated World Economic Outlook.
Paris is still the most expensive city on the secondary housing market in France. The average price here reaches about 10 thousand euros per square meter, and this is almost twice as high as in most major cities of the country.
A new mechanism for supporting domestic tourism has been launched in Moldova: the first 10 guest houses started accepting payment through the system of vacation vouchers (tourist vouchers).
World central banks in March 2026 reduced total gold reserves by 30 tons. This is stated in the report of the World Gold Council (WGC).
French luxury conglomerate LVMH is exploring the sale of a number of fashion houses, cosmetics brands and alcohol assets amid slowing demand for luxury goods.
More than 80% of Moldova’s housing stock is located in rural settlements. This is evidenced by the final data of the population and housing census presented by the National Bureau of Statistics.
The Principality of Monaco has reaffirmed its status as the world’s most expensive residential real estate market, setting a new record for transaction value.
EU restrictions on short-term rentals have not stopped the market: it continues to grow at nearly double-digit rates and is approaching the 1 billion overnight stays mark.
The world market of elite housing is slowing down, but it is not going into a decline phase. In 2026, prices in 30 key cities will grow by an average of 1.3% against 1.8% a year earlier, according to a report by Savills analysts.
