U.S. business activity growth slowed to an eleven-month low in March as companies grappled with increased uncertainty and rising living costs associated with the nearly month-long war in Iran.
The introduction of advanced technologies that will radically change the experience of road users is at the heart of the National Strategy for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).
Bureau 1440, a private Russian aerospace company, made the first batch launch of 16 spacecraft on March 23 evening. This is the first step towards the creation of the company’s low-orbit constellation to provide communications with global coverage – analogous to Russia’s Starlink.
The advancement of the process of launching the Chisinau Stock Exchange (BVC) was the subject of discussion at a regular meeting of the Economic Council under Prime Minister on March 24.
Global markets are at the center of a new scandalous episode raising questions about possible insider trading. Major oil market deals were struck just 15 minutes before Donald Trump’s announcement of “productive talks” with Iran.
In Novy Urengoy, Algoritm has started construction of a mining hub based on gas-fired generation. The cluster will have a total capacity of 440 MW. Financing of the project is estimated at 50 billion rubles, and it will become the largest infrastructure facility in the field of industrial mining in Russia and the CIS.
Resolv Energy intends to obtain financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the construction and operation of a solar panel park with a capacity of more than 1,200 MW in Arad. If the idea is realized, the park will become the largest such facility in Europe. The preliminary investment volume is estimated at 1 billion euros.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released a report that may be more important than any financial summary: the planet is experiencing a record energy imbalance, with heat accumulation unprecedented in the history of measurements.
The European Network for Culture and Policy Management (ENCATC) has announced the launch of two initiatives dedicated to young researchers and doctoral students at ENCATC Congress 2026. The launch will take place in partnership with the University of the Côte d’Azur from September 23 to 25 in Nice, France.
Billionaire Ilon Musk in his network X account announced the launch of a new ambitious project TERAFAB, jointly run by SpaceX and Tesla, on March 22.
The UK is betting on artificial intelligence in the fight against the shadow economy. The country’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has launched a pilot project using an analytics platform from the US company Palantir Technologies, hoping to radically improve the efficiency of market oversight.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova launches for the first time the “Best Wineries 2026” competition to recognize and promote excellence in the national wine sector.
Works by contemporary Moldovan writers Dumitru Crudu, Iulian Ciocan, Laurina Baltianu and Emilian Galaicu-Peun were presented at the Leipzig Book Fair, which has been held since the 17th century. This year it was held from March 19 to 22.
The Ministry of Education and Research announces the Contest of Student Projects of State Higher Education Institutions 2026. Participants may submit projects worth up to 350 thousand lei within the approved budget for additional funding.
It is not only oil and gas markets that are feverish amid the deepening crisis in the Middle East due to the US-Israeli war against Iran. The Russian Central Bank’s gold reserves last month fell to a four-year low of 74.3 million troy ounces, the lowest since April 2022, when 74.1 million remained in reserve.
The richest man on the planet, Ilon Musk, may have misled investors when he bought social network Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion.
On March 22, the Bikers’ Alley was opened on Iurie Gagarin Boulevard in Chisinau, which should become a new attraction of the capital and a place of attraction for tourists.
The March 19 summit of EU heads of state was supposed to focus on competitiveness and discuss comprehensive measures that would boost EU economic growth.
The price of gold went down this week – on March 18 it fell below $5000 per ounce and lost another 3% in the following days. But this is not due to a loss of confidence in the “eternal” precious metal, but just the opposite. Due to high liquidity, investors are urgently selling gold to cover losses as a result of the energy crisis and falling markets.
The Internet went crazy for the song “Hawak Mo Ang Beat,” a track that went viral on TikTok, Instagram Reels and Facebook in a matter of days, garnering tens of millions of views in 24 hours. Users created dance challenges, memes and remixes, and hashtags with the track’s title topped the trending topics.
