Households account for almost 47% of energy consumption in Moldova, and it is not always used efficiently. In this regard, the Ministry of Energy announced on April 22 the launch of a national information campaign “Where are we wasting energy?”.
Vast Data, an American developer of infrastructure for artificial intelligence, has raised about $1 billion, bringing its valuation to $30 billion – more than triple the level of the previous round. The deal was yet another confirmation that investors continue to actively invest in the “invisible layer” of the AI revolution – data storage and processing.
Italy has joined France on the list of EU nations whose public debt has exceeded 3 trillion euros.
The People’s Assembly of Gagauzia at an extraordinary session on April 22 adopted a statement on the inadmissibility of obstructing the elections in the autonomy. The document will be sent to the Parliament and the Government of the Republic of Moldova, as well as to the Superior Council of Magistracy, the Court of Appeal of the South, judicial instances on the territory of Gagauzia ATU.
Germany’s Deutsche Telekom has asked the German government for approval to merge with its US subsidiary T-Mobile to create a new holding company.
The Agency for Interethnic Relations (ARI), in partnership with Dopomoha, hosted the first meeting for the creation of the Youth Council on April 22.
About 70 representatives of medical centers and offices of family physicians from the districts of Causeni, Anenii Noi, Stefan Voda and Cimislia participated in the final seminar on practical aspects of the implementation of contractual provisions within the compulsory health insurance (CHI) and compliance with the normative acts in force.
With the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by the United States and Iran, shipping companies are looking to expand their capacity, especially in the ultra-large crude oil tanker (VLCC) segment, which can carry about 2 million barrels of oil per voyage.
In the period of April 14-20, 2026, the Customs Service’s revenues to the state budget amounted to more than 718.1 million lei, which is 102.6 per cent higher than the benchmark for the reporting period. Since the beginning of the current year, the Customs Service has collected about 11.8 billion lei to the state budget, which is 102.8% more than the benchmark.
On April 21, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development organized a public consultation on the National Program for the Development of the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector 2026-2030, which sets out the government’s vision and priorities for the development of the water supply and sewerage sector in the coming years.
A meeting of the working groups on Authorized Economic Operators (AEOs) and risk management under the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) opened in Chisinau on April 21. The meeting will be complemented by a session on simplification of procedures and interconnection of border crossing points and customs posts, organized in cooperation with the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community (TCC).
Billionaire Ilon Musk has once again demonstrated the art of market manipulation. His short post on social network X caused mixed reactions from users, once again mixing politics and the crypto market. Although in essence, many considered Musk’s tweet to be “empty” in general.
Jeff Bezos’ Amazon plans to invest up to $25 billion in startup Anthropic, strengthening its position in the rapidly growing artificial intelligence market. The deal becomes one of the largest in the industry and emphasizes the scale of competition between the tech giants.
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos published on April 20 in the network X video of the successful landing of the reusable booster rocket New Glenn. This is the company’s key project in the segment of heavy launches.
The committee for the development of the new Customs Code of Ukraine has approved the draft document, which was finalized taking into account comments from the European Commission and proposals from businesses.
American billionaire Ilon Musk continues to surprise: On April 17, company X (formerly Twitter) officially launches a new instant messaging service XChat. Ilon Musk positions the novelty as the most secure mass messenger, which will become the foundation for the future financial platform X Money.
American entrepreneur Ilon Musk reacted sharply to the results of the parliamentary elections in Hungary, saying on his social network X that the country had allegedly come under the influence of financier George Soros.
Parliamentary elections are being held in Hungary on April 12. It is no exaggeration to say that the whole world is watching their outcome.
Talks between the United States and Iran, which began in Pakistan on April 11, lasted more than 20 hours but broke down with no apparent results.
This week’s plenary session of parliament was marked by intense debate on the draft law on amending the mechanism of voluntary unification of administrative-territorial units, but there were also issues related to the transparency of the decision-making process, which affected a significant part of the drafts considered.
