Дмитрий Калак
Recent statistics have been nonchalantly recording the outflow of investments from Moldova. In early October, UNCTAD published a report on investment flows, according to which the volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) attracted to Moldova in 2024 was 3.6% less than a year earlier, amounting to $357 million. As a result, accumulated investments during the year fell from $5.46 billion in 2023 to $5.39 billion.
ProWein Düsseldorf remains one of the leading and most authoritative wine and spirits industry shows in the world. The experts are unanimous: anyone who wants to be successful on the international market should go to Düsseldorf, because the important people in the industry gather here.
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 ruling Action and Solidarity (PAS) party is winning the Sept. 28 elections and is well positioned to form a parliamentary majority and appoint a one-party government, Logos Press reported.
“The prospects for the development of the Moldovan economy remain uncertain due to the presence of many constraints and the lack of multilateral and well-thought-out plans for progressive development.” This was stated by Marin Ciobanu, chairman of the Association of Employers of the Manufacturing Industry (APIP), at a meeting of the Economic Press Club on September 23.
Every next election in Moldova raises the degree of tension among the participants of the electoral process, politicians, experts and even external partners. To listen to them, one can believe that the struggle is not for warm seats in the parliament, but for the redistribution of the world, at least. And if one or the other is not elected, the world will turn upside down, life will end, the future will fade…. In short, there will be a complete apocalypse.
The bilateral RM-EU screening process ended on September 22, during which more than 100 thousand pages of Moldovan normative and legislative acts were analyzed for compliance with the European legislation during 15 months, – reports Logos-Press.
Since the beginning of 2025, the euro has grown against the dollar by 13%, which is the maximum for the last 4 years. In this connection, economists have started talking about the “euro moment” in global finance and a new stage in the search for an alternative to the dollar, Logos Press reports.
The countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have agreed to establish the SCO Development Bank and seek fundamental reform of the international financial architecture, Logos Press reported.
The issue of security for Ukraine is of key importance for the whole of Europe, so the EU and the US should speak with one voice on this issue, Logos Press reported.
The Eurozone continues to lag behind the U.S. in output growth and productivity, but economic trends are shifting in Europe’s favor, according to Logos Press.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) has agreed with the country’s winemakers to request in negotiations with the EU a transition period of up to 10 years to expand vineyard areas of technical varieties, Logos Press reported.
