Игорь Фомин, Author at logos-pres.md
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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

    In 2025, 23,118 crimes were registered in Moldova, 1,481 cases or 6.02% less than a year earlier.

    24 March 2026
    Economic crime is on the rise in Moldova

    A Moldovan court on Monday authorized the extradition of a Ukrainian citizen from Moldova to India in a Rs 177 billion (MDL 371.7 million) scam case. The money laundering case is related to the financial pyramid scheme of the jewelry company Torres Jewellers.

    24 March 2026
    Ukrainian citizen built a pyramid scheme in India and hid in Moldova

    ANRE has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, March 25.

    24 March 2026
    Diesel and gasoline prices crossed new psychological marks

    The bitcoin exchange rate jumped 3.4 percent and approached the $71,000 mark after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would suspend strikes on Iran for five days.

    24 March 2026
    Cryptocurrencies rise amid suspension of US strikes on Iran

    U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States and Iran have been in “very good and productive talks” since late last week to end hostilities, and he therefore ordered a suspension of strikes on Iranian energy. Iran, represented by the Foreign Ministry and parliament speaker, has officially said it is not holding any talks with the Americans. At the same time, an Iranian foreign policy official anonymously confirmed to CBS the receipt of “U.S. proposals.”

    24 March 2026
    Trump has claimed that the US is engaged in peace talks with Iran. Tehran called it a lie

    In Moldova, it is not uncommon for an employer to delay payment of wages to his employees.

    24 March 2026
    What is the threat to the employer of late payment of wages?

    The Republic of Moldova will join the European Conventions on the protection of animals in international transport and those animals kept on farms.

    23 March 2026
    Moldova will strengthen animal protection

    While checking passengers boarding a flight Chisinau – Vienna at the Chisinau International Airport, during the scanning of the hand luggage of a 55-year-old non-resident passenger, objects similar to banknotes were detected.

    23 March 2026
    Undeclared $170,000 seized from a passenger at Chisinau airport

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

    23 March 2026
    Diesel fuel costs almost 30 lei already

    The High Court of England and Wales last week allowed a lawsuit by a UK resident who accused his wife of stealing more than 2,323 bitcoins (3.14 billion Moldovan lei) to proceed.

    23 March 2026
    Wife found out the password to her husband’s cryptocurrency wallet and stole bitcoins worth 3 billion lei

    US President Donald Trump has said he considers the Democratic Party to be the “main threat” to the country after the “death of Iran”.

    23 March 2026
    Trump has declared the Democratic Party “the greatest enemy of the United States after Iran”

    Bitcoin clawed back a week’s worth of gains in just one weekend.

    22 March 2026
    Bitcoin falls below $69,200 amid Trump’s ultimatum to Iran

    US President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Iran, threatening to destroy its power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened within 48 hours.

    22 March 2026
    Trump gave Iran 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz

    China is the world’s largest exporter of goods and plays a central role in supply chains for many countries. Nevertheless, Moldova is not critically dependent on imports of Chinese products.

    22 March 2026
    How dependent Moldova is on imports from China

    The price increase for oil products in March has already had a double impact on the Moldovan economy. For the population, farmers and transporters, it means higher costs, additional pressure and the risk of higher prices along the entire supply chain. For the state budget, the same crisis means additional revenues from VAT and other taxes applied to the higher fuel price.

    22 March 2026
    Ionitsa: bad for business, but good for the budget

    Moldova ranked 101st in the Index of Economic Freedom 2026 out of 184 states. This rating has been compiled for 32 years by the American research center The Heritage Foundation. It is determined on the basis of 12 quantitative and qualitative indicators organized in 4 main groups.

    21 March 2026
    Moldova’s “suppressed” economy is among the worst in Europe in terms of degrees of freedom

    The second phase of an ongoing project aimed at increasing employment opportunities and strengthening labor market institutions in Moldova was launched.

    21 March 2026
    ILO and the Swiss Government help develop the labor market in Moldova

    Ukrainian law enforcers have exposed the activities of a group of scammers who organized a scheme to embezzle funds under the guise of crypto-investments.

    21 March 2026
    Co-founder of a $1 mln crypto pyramid scheme detained in Ukraine

    US President Donald Trump has listed the goals of the military operation in Iran.

    21 March 2026
    Trump has made a series of statements on Iran

    Moldova has been waiting for more than three years for the start of negotiations on joining the EU, but during these years it has only drifted away from the European standards in all fields, says former Deputy Prime Minister and former Economics Minister Alexandru Muravski.

    20 March 2026
    Muravski: Moldova has drifted away from EU parameters in almost all directions