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Игорь Фомин

Игорь Фомин

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

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, April 24.

    23 April 2026
    Gasoline has started to get expensive again

    The U.S. has notified Israel that Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran until April 26.

    23 April 2026
    Trump has extended a temporary truce with Iran until April 26

    Over the past 24 hours, the rate of the first cryptocurrency has risen by 4.7%. At the time of writing, the asset is trading at its highest level since the end of January – about $79,300.

    23 April 2026
    Bitcoin’s price has risen above $79,000

    The Romanian National Company for Road Construction Investments (CNIR) announced the award of a contract for the design and construction of the 4th section of the Târgu-Mureş-Iaşi-Ungheni highway (A8). These are the last kilometers of the highway to be built on the territory of Romania, as well as the first section of the highway that will cross the Prut River and go five kilometers through the territory of the Republic of Moldova.

    23 April 2026
    The highway between Romania and Moldova will be built by Italians

    Moldova is developing a mechanism to protect workers in case an employer declares itself insolvent.

    23 April 2026
    A fund will be created to guarantee wage payments in case of company bankruptcy

    In January-February 2026 (cumulative since the beginning of the current year), as compared to the same period of the last year, industrial production in Moldova increased by 2.4%.

    22 April 2026
    Moldova’s mining industry collapsed

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, April 23.

    22 April 2026
    Fuel continues to get cheaper

    According to Amnesty International’s 2025 report, impunity persists in Moldova, the media sector remains vulnerable and economic growth remains moderate. The organization states that the authorities arbitrarily restrict the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

    22 April 2026
    Amnesty International: Impunity in Moldova, vulnerable media and economic decline in 2025

    The UK Ministry of Finance has presented a strategy for payment sector reform. The authorities plan to combine the regulation of traditional services, stablecoins and tokenized deposits into a single legal framework.

    22 April 2026
    The UK will introduce stablecoins into its payment system

    US President Donald Trump has announced the extension of the truce in the war with Iran. According to him, it will remain in effect until Tehran “develops a unified proposal” and until the negotiations are completed.

    22 April 2026
    Trump announced an extension of the truce between the U.S. and Iran

    Moldova ranks 34th with 84 points in the World Internet Freedom Ranking in 2026.

    22 April 2026
    Moldova among world leaders in Internet freedom

    Emergency Situations Department (ESD) head Raed Arafat announced on Tuesday that he has been charged with complicity in smuggling in connection with the replacement of a helicopter that crashed in 2016 in Moldova.

    22 April 2026
    Romanian official accused of smuggling helicopter to Moldova

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with a Ukrainian TV channel has named four countries “which are missing in the European Union”. Moldova is not among them.

    21 April 2026
    Zelensky named 4 countries that are missing in the EU. Moldova is not among them

    Romanian Transport and Infrastructure Minister Ciprian Sherban announced on Tuesday that Romania has completed the acquisition of Giurgiulesti port operator ICS Danube Logistics through the national company Constanta Seaport Administration SA, a “strategic investment for our country with regional and European perspectives.”

    21 April 2026
    Romania finalized the acquisition of Giurgiulesti port

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, April 22.

    21 April 2026
    The price of diesel fuel will fall below 30 lei

    Moldovan startup Lunara AI, a team working in the field of voice AI solutions and conversational technologies, has created an interactive toy with artificial intelligence capable of having a live dialog with a child.

    21 April 2026
    A Moldovan company has developed a children’s toy with artificial intelligence

    Bitcoin was trading at $75,733 on Tuesday morning, having added 1.5% in the past 24 hours, amid Iran signaling it was sending a delegation to talks with Pakistan and Brent crude falling ahead of Wednesday’s ceasefire deadline.

    21 April 2026
    Bitcoin returns to the $75,000 mark as Iran truce talks advance and stocks resume gains

    The White House believes that Trump’s latest statements could have affected negotiations with Iran.

    21 April 2026
    The White House blamed Trump for derailing talks with Iran

    A Japanese doctor, who came to Moldova four years ago to help Ukrainian refugees, abruptly changed the profile of his activity and now sells onigiri in our country. This is a Japanese dish made of fresh rice molded in the form of a triangle or a ball. Usually onigiri is filled with filling and wrapped in a sheet of dried nori seaweed.

    20 April 2026
    A Japanese doctor opened a store in Moldova where he sells onigiri

    Centralized, closed and not open on weekends, the New York Stock Exchange is emblematic of everything bitcoin was created to disrupt, The Wall Street Journal writes. Nevertheless, the 233-year-old Wall Street giant has quietly and unexpectedly become a major player in the crypto industry.

    20 April 2026
    NYSE unexpectedly bets on cryptocurrency and prediction markets