One of the NBA’s most famous and successful teams—the Los Angeles Lakers—is changing hands in the largest deal in the history of world sports. Josh Kushner, founder of the venture capital firm Thrive Capital, and Bob Iger, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, have reached an agreement to purchase the franchise at a valuation of $12.5 billion.
Consumer price inflation in the U.S. was moderate in July: the overall index rose 0.1% for the month, while core inflation rose 0.2%. On a year-over-year basis, the CPI slowed to 3.4%, and core inflation to 2.5%, which somewhat eases pressure on the Federal Reserve ahead of its September meeting.
The Moldovan government has approved a draft law on international police cooperation, which is intended to establish a legal framework for more efficient data sharing with European law enforcement agencies.
At its meeting on August 12, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the provisional membership of the Commission for Awarding the 2026 National Prize. The Commission will select the nominees and determine the recipients of this year’s National Prize.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Vladimir Bolea discussed Moldova’s priorities in the transportation sector and future cooperation with the organization with Talis Linkaits, the new director of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Moldova has launched a professional supervision program for psychologists working in local social assistance agencies, specialized support services for victims of domestic violence, and maternal health services.
A training session for aspiring entrepreneurs and those planning to start their own business is taking place in Comrat from August 11 to 13. Startups from the districts of Comrat, Cădîr-Lunga, Taraclia, Cantemir, and Leova are participating in the program.
More than 250 authors of school textbooks are participating in a training program organized by Moldova’s Ministry of Education and Research (MOI) from August 11 to 13, 2026. The training is part of the reform of the system for developing, evaluating, and selecting school textbooks.
The Investment Agency of the Republic of Moldova has released its first-ever national ranking, “Top Exporters from Moldova,” which includes 25 companies from various economic sectors. The selection process was conducted in several stages based on data from government agencies and an independent assessment.
Amazon, one of the world’s largest technology companies, is developing a large data center in West Texas designed to handle AI workloads, which will be powered by its own gas-fired generation facilities with a capacity of up to 7.65 GW.
The South Australian government is establishing a royal commission on artificial intelligence—an independent public inquiry designed to assess the economic, social, and political implications of the technology’s rapid development.
The impact of economic integration with the European Union on the competitiveness of Moldovan companies will be one of the central themes of Moldova Business Week 2026. Representatives from government agencies, the business community, investors, financial institutions, and economic experts will discuss companies’ access to the European market, investment, exports, and adaptation to European standards.
On August 10, Valeriu Chiveri, Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, met with Daniela Gasparikova, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Moldova. The two sides discussed international aid projects being implemented by UNDP to support communities on both banks of the Dniester.
NVIDIA, an American company and the global leader in visual computing and a leading manufacturer of high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs), has reached an agreement with the world’s largest financial institutions to create platforms for financing AI infrastructure.
Elon Musk drew attention to the update to the Grok Imagine image generator—Grok Imagine 2.0—with a single brief message: “Grok Imagine.” This was prompted by a post from visual AI expert Min Choi, who demonstrated the model’s new capabilities using a series of ten examples.
In Moldova, the “Consumer Protection” module has been launched on a pilot basis on the government’s eDemocrație platform. The project was implemented by the Agency for Electronic Governance (AGE) and Expert-Grup in partnership with the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization (MDED). The module is intended to serve as a unified digital channel for interaction between consumers, businesses, and government agencies responsible for consumer protection.
Students and teachers from nine countries in Central and Eastern Europe have gathered in the Republic of Moldova for the International Francophone Camp. It is taking place from August 9 to 16, 2026, at the Costesti tourist complex.
The German government plans to hold its first international investment summit this fall, modeled after the French initiative “Choose France.” Chancellor Friedrich Merz hopes to present the country as “an anchor of stability in Europe,” but this strategy is already sparking debate in the German media amid ongoing problems in the industrial sector and a decline in investment activity.
In July, the Medicines Commission of the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (AMDM) approved the registration of 39 drugs. Of these, 33 were registered for the first time on the Moldovan market, while six others were re-registered.
The National Road Administration (AND) has announced an open tender for the design of a parking lot to be built next to the bypass road in the village of Giurgiulești. The cost of the design work is estimated at 942,600 lei, excluding VAT.
