Igor Fomin, Author at logos-pres.md
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Igor Fomin

Igor Fomin

Journalist. Specialises in foreign economic activity, energy, small business, new technologies, ecology, cryptocurrencies, and investigative journalism. Graduated from the Faculty of Journalism at Moldova State University. Has worked in various media outlets. In addition, he has been involved in entrepreneurship. Since 2001, he has been working for the economic review Logos-Press.

Articles

    Military budgets of different countries are often compared in dollar terms, but an analysis of expenditures relative to GDP seems more appropriate because it shows which countries bear the greatest defense burden.

    7 June 2026
    The 25 most militarized economies in the world

    Moldovan startups lack cooperation with universities and at least one venture capital fund.

    7 June 2026
    What Moldovan startups need

    The Republic of Moldova ranked 101st in the Global Investment Risk and Sustainability Index as of May 2026, dropping by 19 positions over the year.

    7 June 2026
    Moldova fell sharply in the investment risk index

    US President Donald Trump has said that Americans could benefit from the rapid growth of companies in the field of artificial intelligence through partial government participation in their capital.

    7 June 2026
    Trump wants to make Americans co-owners of AI giants – WSJ

    Over the past two years, early holders of the first cryptocurrency have sold about 1.24 million BTC. Strategy, the largest publicly traded corporate holder of the first cryptocurrency, and stock market investors – via spot bitcoin-ETFs – have bought a significant portion of that volume. All of this helped the market avoid a deeper fall, insists Ki Young Ju.

    7 June 2026
    Ki Young Ju: Without Michael Saylor’s purchases, bitcoin could be worth $22,000

    Donald Trump is preparing for a new war – a second trade war with the entire world. He lost the first one, but he is not going to stop, despite all the signs that the stated goals of attacking allies and rivals have not been achieved, and the burden of costs has fallen entirely on the shoulders of Americans.

    7 June 2026
    Trump is preparing a new trade war with the world

    Markus Wichel, member of the Swedish Riksdag with fourteen years of parliamentary experience, member of the Riksdag Committee on Foreign Affairs, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and co-founder of the Sweden-Moldova Friendship Group, visited the BPM PC Strand (BPM-TRADE SRL) factory in Chisinau.

    6 June 2026
    Swedish MP: Moldova can become a real trade partner for Europe

    Balkan Pharmaceuticals presented a joint project with MedTech Park International Hospital at the EU-Moldova Investment Conference held in Chisinau.

    6 June 2026
    Balkan Pharmaceuticals presented a €20 mln joint investment project with MedTech Park

    On June 5, bitcoin (BTC) fell below $60 thousand per coin, losing more than 6% per day and almost 20% since the beginning of the month. At the same time, the price of Ethereum (ETH) fell below $1.6 thousand, losing more than 10% per day and more than 20% of its value since June 1.

    6 June 2026
    Bitcoin rate collapses below $60,000

    President Donald Trump said he wants his new acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte, whom he appointed on June 2, to reduce the agency’s staff.

    6 June 2026
    Trump wants to cut U.S. intelligence staff

    Five waste management companies in the Republic of Moldova will receive support totaling up to 425,000 euros to develop their waste management and recycling activities. The assistance is provided by the European Union and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) under the project “Promoting an Inclusive Green Transition in the Republic of Moldova”.

    5 June 2026
    Waste management and recycling infrastructure is expanding

    The Moldovan government approved by Decision No. 278 of May 27 on the application of provisions on preventing and combating violence and/or harassment in the workplace in public authorities. The document was published on May 29 in the Official Gazette and entered into force.

    5 June 2026
    The Regulation on Preventing and Combating Violence in the Workplace entered into force

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) reported that retail prices of major petroleum products continued to decline throughout the past week.

    5 June 2026
    The marathon of cheaper fuel continues

    Moldovan Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popşoi, who is a Romanian citizen, supports unification with this country and is ready to vote for it if a referendum is held. He made this statement on air on the Vocea Basarabiei radio station.

    5 June 2026
    Will Moldova disappear for the sake of EU accession?

    France and Germany have proposed a new plan aimed at bringing the Western Balkan states and the Republic of Moldova closer to the European Union in an attempt to give a “new dynamic” to the enlargement process of the European Community bloc.

    5 June 2026
    France and Germany propose a new way of integration of Moldova and the Western Balkans into the EU

    The top 10 major cryptocurrencies that rose up to 130% amid bitcoin’s collapse.

    5 June 2026
    Which cryptocurrencies showed growth in spite of bitcoin’s collapse

    The US president said that he expects Ukraine and Russia to make mutual compromises to resolve the conflict.

    5 June 2026
    Trump supported the idea of Putin meeting with Zelensky

    We should not expect the global energy crisis to end soon, the balance of global oil supply and demand will not even out in the rest of the year.

    4 June 2026
    The world has been urged not to expect a quick end to the energy crisis

    Moldova, which will spend $110 million on defense in 2025, is ranked 133rd in the world on this indicator.

    4 June 2026
    Moldova ranks 113th in the world in defense spending

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordered the Republic of Moldova to pay 560,000 euros to the company Seksimp Group SRL in a case on the enforcement of a court decision that led to the forced auctioning of the company’s assets.

    4 June 2026
    The ECHR ordered Moldova to pay 560,000 euros to a Slovenian company.