Игорь Фомин
State higher education institutions operating under financial autonomy and subordinated to the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Culture will receive a total of 1.1 billion lei from the state budget in 2026. This is about 108 million lei more than in 2025.
Investors should buy shares of European defense companies in any decline, as the situation is now “in the very early stages of a global rise in defense spending that could last another decade,” according to Logos Press.
Moldova’s Energy Ministry is discussing a number of strategic energy projects with the United States, including the possibility of building small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), Logos Press reported.
From April 1, 2026, large non-household consumers will be able to purchase gas directly at negotiated prices or buy it through the BRM EST Moldova platform, Logos Press reported.
The index of the cost of living in the capital of Moldova has increased by 7% only for six months, and by 14% for the year as a whole, reports Logos Press.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) supported Chisinau with a loan of 11.5 million euros to finance a comprehensive program to improve the energy efficiency of public buildings, particularly kindergartens, Logos Press reported.
Moldova is in a catastrophic socio-economic situation, the country is completely dependent on the “credit needle” of the European Union, reports Logos Press.
Croatia represents a reference example for joining the European Union, serves as a source of inspiration and a practical example for Moldova’s own European path, Logos Press reports.
FSB officers detained in Moscow a Russian allegedly working for the Information and Security Service of Moldova, Logos Press reports.
Lucian Florea, an entrepreneur from Romania, has revealed his intention to enter the Moldovan fast-food market in 2026 with the Fryday chain of restaurants, Logos Press reports.
Fragmentation of the global economic order, geopolitical escalation, and the failure of the “energy transition” are identified as the triad of key economic risks for 20265.
In November 2025, compared to November 2024, industrial production in Moldova increased by 11.6%, while from the beginning of the year for 11 months with an accruing total growth of 4.9%, Logos Press reported.
