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

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has released the maximum prices for major fuels for March 12, 2026.

    11 March 2026
    Fuel prices will continue to rise on March 12

    The Moldovan government is going to raise the rent for the land on which the Giurgiulesti International Free Port (GIFP) is located almost 30 times.

    11 March 2026
    Moldova will raise the rent for Giurgiulesti port by almost 30 times

    Many traders expect bitcoin to recover to the $80,000 level between June and September, Derive said.

    11 March 2026
    Bitcoin traders are betting on a rise above $80,000

    US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that America First Refining (AFR) will build a new refinery in the state of Texas. This means that the US will have the first major refinery built in the last 50 years.

    11 March 2026
    Trump announced the launch of the first US refinery in 50 years

    The Board of Directors of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) approved the regulated revenues associated with natural gas distribution services for 2026 and the uniform rates for natural gas distribution services in effect nationally at a public meeting on March 10, 2026.

    11 March 2026
    Tariffs for natural gas distribution services increased several times over

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set fuel price caps for March 11, 2026.

    10 March 2026
    Diesel fuel price went up by another 71 baht

    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on March 9 announced an 18-month ban on Denis Bejan, a Moldovan citizen, for fraudulent activities related to the “Reform Support Group” program in Moldova.

    10 March 2026
    The EBRD imposed sanctions against a Moldovan citizen for fraudulent activities

    In the period from January to February 2026, the state budget received revenues managed by the Customs Service (TM RM) in the amount of 5,828,285.41 thousand lei (more than 5.82 billion lei), which is 103.9% of the budgetary burden set for this period.

    10 March 2026
    The Customs Service transferred 5.82 billion lei to the budget

    Approximately 50% of the price of gasoline and diesel fuel sold at gas stations in Moldova are taxes, in particular excise duties and VAT.

    10 March 2026
    Ion Chicu: 50% of the price of gasoline is taxes

    On March 10, the price of the first cryptocurrency rose above $70,000. The asset recovered from the weekend drop.

    10 March 2026
    Bitcoin recovered its fall and tested the $70,000 level

    In 2025, 24.5% of the gross final electricity consumption of the Republic of Moldova was provided by renewable energy sources (RES). The increase in the share of electricity from RES was due to the growth in the number of RES electricity producers, as well as the dynamics of the total installed capacity at the country level.

    10 March 2026
    Renewables Covered 24.5% of Moldova’s Electricity Use in 2025

    US President Donald Trump has said the US-Israeli operation against Iran will end soon.

    10 March 2026
    Trump has promised to give a gift to China

    The sale of a block of 17,600 shares of Banca de Finanțe și Comerț JSC through direct negotiations was carried out on the Moldovan Stock Exchange.

    9 March 2026
    17,600 shares of FinComBank sold for 15 mln lei

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) stated that the hostilities in the Persian Gulf continue to have a significant impact on the prices of crude oil and petroleum products.

    9 March 2026
    Diesel fuel price rose by 16.6% over the month

    Nvidia-backed company Starcloud plans to launch a satellite with ASIC miners on board by the end of the year. This was announced by the CEO of the firm Philip Johnston.

    9 March 2026
    Business of the future: Starcloud startup will start mining bitcoin in space

    US President Donald Trump said that he is not satisfied with the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as the supreme leader of Iran. Donald Trump said this to the Fox News TV channel.

    9 March 2026
    Trump unhappy with Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment as Iran’s supreme leader

    Two batches of chicken meat, one from Ukraine and the other from Poland, imported to Latvia were found to be contaminated with salmonella.

    9 March 2026
    Salmonella found in chicken meat from Ukraine and Poland

    Romania is ready to unite with Moldova if and when citizens living across the Prut River want it. This was stated by President Nicusor Dan on the air of the Polish TV channel TVP World.

    8 March 2026
    Nicusor Dan: Romania is ready for unification with Moldova

    Romanian Environment Minister Diana Buzoianu announced on Saturday that Romania and Moldova will conduct a joint forest planting campaign in the Sculeni-Sculeni customs crossing zone on both banks of the Prut River.

    8 March 2026
    Romania and the Republic of Moldova to plant a joint forest at the customs in Sculeni

    Moldova received Latvian drones, the manufacturer of which had previously failed to fulfill a contract with a Ukrainian foundation.

    8 March 2026
    The Moldovan National Army received Latvian Atlas reconnaissance drones