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 steady increase in prices for oil products continues in Moldova.

    19 March 2026
    The price of gasoline exceeded 28 lei

    More than 400 participants took part (offline and online) in trainings dedicated to the implementation of projects financed under the Interreg VI-A NEXT Romania-Republic of Moldova 2021-2027 program, which took place in Chisinau.

    19 March 2026
    Interreg NEXT program with a budget of over 97 million euros brings the banks of the Prut closer together

    After the Fed kept the key rate in the range of 3.5-3.75% on March 18, the price of the first cryptocurrency fell below the $70,000 mark. Leading altcoins fell in price by 4-7% per day.

    19 March 2026
    Bitcoin has fallen below $70,000. Altcoins fell in price by 4-7%

    US President Donald Trump has vowed to “blow up everything” in Iran’s South Pars gas field if Tehran attacks Qatari gas fields again.

    19 March 2026
    Trump has vowed to blow up Iran’s largest gas field

    Employees of the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova, led by prosecutors of the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS), seized more than 130 smuggled cars, most of which came from the European Union.

    19 March 2026
    Customs officers seized more than 130 smuggled cars

    ANRE has set new maximum prices for basic fuels that will be in effect tomorrow, March 19.

    18 March 2026
    Fuel continues to get more expensive

    Russian law enforcement authorities have uncovered a large-scale fraudulent scheme for illegal VAT refunds used when importing Moldovan apples into the Russian Federation.

    18 March 2026
    A criminal scheme to import Moldovan apples to Russia has been uncovered

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in conjunction with the agency that oversees the commodities markets, has published informal guidelines it will use to classify cryptocurrency securities.

    18 March 2026
    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize most cryptoassets as securities

    US President Donald Trump has called for an investigation into how Ukraine has been spending US-directed funds.

    18 March 2026
    Trump: US no longer spending money on Ukraine

    Moldova is on the 5th place in the ranking of European countries with the lowest prices for chicken eggs.

    18 March 2026
    Moldova is among the top five countries with the cheapest eggs

    The Government of the Republic of Moldova offers citizens an important opportunity to finance the modernization of individual houses. Within the second call for proposals Casa Verde (“Green House”), launched on March 18, 2026, another 1,000 households across the country will benefit from non-refundable financing of up to 200 thousand lei for energy-efficient modernization of their homes.

    18 March 2026
    Second phase of Casa Verde’s energy efficiency grant program launched

    Moldova was ranked among the top 20 countries in terms of projected GDP growth between 2026 and 2030.

    17 March 2026
    IMF expects record GDP growth in Moldova in the coming years

    The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) imposed a fine of 3,017,230 lei on the non-bank credit organization Prima Finanțare S.R.L., the largest sanction ever imposed on the non-bank credit market.

    17 March 2026
    NBM imposed a record fine on a non-banking credit organization

    ANRE has set the maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, March 18.

    17 March 2026
    Fuel prices continue to rise

    On March 17, the price of the first cryptocurrency rose to $75,900. Last time such levels were observed only in early February.

    17 March 2026
    Bitcoin has risen to nearly $76,000. Ether rose even more

    US President Donald Trump, during a meeting at the White House, called on the Federal Reserve to hold a special meeting to cut the rate, The Wall Street Journal reports.

    17 March 2026
    Trump calls for Fed to hold special meeting to cut rate

    On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei threatened Romania with an “adequate political and legal response” over that country’s decision to allow Americans to use military bases to refuel planes used in missions in the Middle East.

    16 March 2026
    Iran is going to bomb Romania

    Independent analytical center Expert-Grup with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Republic of Moldova and the Netherlands Agency for Enterprise Development (RVO), as well as in cooperation with the Academy of Economic Knowledge of Moldova (ASEM) and companies Backstage and ISD launched a program to support young entrepreneurs in the Republic of Moldova – business incubator Tulip 2026.

    16 March 2026
    Tulip 3.0 business incubator launched: grants, mentoring and development opportunities for young entrepreneurs

    The volume of natural gas consumption in Moldova in February 2026 amounted to 154.2 million m³, which is 3.5% more than in the same period of 2025, the press service of the state enterprise Energocom said.

    16 March 2026
    Moldova reduced gas consumption by 13.8% in February

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set the maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, March 17.

    16 March 2026
    Fuel price growth accelerated