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

    After 13 years of court procedures, the case of Grigorii Gachkevici, former head of Banca de Economii (BEM), was started from scratch, as the judge Olga Cojocaru, who had been leading the process all this time, failed to pass the vetting.

    14 April 2026
    After 13 years of litigation, the “Gachkevich case” was started from scratch

    France and Britain announced April 14 that President Macron and Prime Minister Starmer will jointly hold an international videoconference on Friday to establish a multinational force to secure the Strait of Hormuz and impose new sanctions on Iran. Pakistan is also pushing for a second round of Iran-US talks, possibly on Thursday.

    14 April 2026
    A coalition is being formed to secure the Strait of Hormuz without U.S. involvement

    The Council for the Review of Investments Important to State Security has upheld the refusal to pre-approve the investment for Gara Auto Nord Ltd. As a result, Auto Nord will revert to 85% state ownership.

    14 April 2026
    Gara Auto Nord will return to state ownership

    In Canada, the idea of the country’s possible accession to the European Union is suddenly gaining popularity.

    14 April 2026
    Canada may join the European Union

    Divine production in Moldova has increased by 671% in three years, according to the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA).

    14 April 2026
    Divine production in Moldova increased almost sevenfold

    The state enterprise “Chisinau Glass Factory” may be privatized in the near future as a “single property complex through an investment tender”, according to a proposal sent to the government by the Public Property Agency (APP).

    14 April 2026
    Chisinau glass factory to be privatized

    The National Anti-Corruption Center (NAC) said in a report on its work over the past week that cryptocurrencies worth the equivalent of $1.3 million were deposited into the institution’s treasury accounts.

    14 April 2026
    The cryptocurrency wallet of the National Anti-Corruption Center was replenished by $1.3 million

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be effective April15.

    14 April 2026
    Diesel fuel continues to get cheaper

    The price of the first cryptocurrency rose to $75k for the first time since mid-March.

    14 April 2026
    Bitcoin exchange rate updated the maximum for 4 weeks

    U.S. President Donald Trump warned that any Iranian vessels that violated a U.S. naval blockade imposed on Monday would be “immediately destroyed”, escalating tensions amid a fragile truce after Pakistan-brokered talks failed to produce a peace deal on the Iranian conflict.

    14 April 2026
    Trump promises US will ‘eliminate’ any Iranian ships violating blockade

    The Republic of Moldova produces only four of the seven basic products, making it dependent on food imports.

    14 April 2026
    Moldova cannot feed itself on its own

    The EU Delegation to Moldova announced the completion of repair works at the Pro Familia maternity center in Causeni.

    14 April 2026
    Maternity Center in Causeni renovated with EU support

    Moldovan Finance Minister Andrian Gavrilice said on the air of one of the Moldovan TV channels that “our Tax Code is like a colander through which the money of those who know how to use these mechanisms is poured”.

    14 April 2026
    Gavrilita: our Tax Code looks like a colander

    The conflict between the U.S. and Iran has triggered a jump in pistachio prices.

    13 April 2026
    Pistachio prices hit record high amid Iran war

    Energy production from renewable energy sources (RES) is actively developing in Moldova. In April, the installed capacity of all operators in this market exceeded 1 GW. On March 31, the deadline for accepting documents for a new tender for the construction of wind farms with a total capacity of 170 MW, with the obligation to install energy storage systems with a capacity of 44 MWh, expired, and the results will be announced in June.

    13 April 2026
    Green energy market distortions

    U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the blockade of maritime traffic to Iranian ports will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET (5:00 p.m. CT) on April 13.

    13 April 2026
    The U.S. announced a naval blockade of Iranian ports starting April 13

    Since its launch, there was a computational error in the bitcoin mining algorithm, which allowed to mine blocks at extremely high speeds. This was revealed by researcher Loic Morel.

    13 April 2026
    A zero-day bug has been discovered in the bitcoin mining mechanism

    US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Pope Leo XIV, saying he doesn’t want a pontiff who opposes his policies.

    13 April 2026
    Trump has come out against the pope

    On April 10, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution, which supplemented the list of international checkpoints across the Ukrainian-Moldovan state border with the automobile checkpoint “Yampol – Coseuti”.

    12 April 2026
    “Yampol – Koseutsi” was included in the list of border checkpoints

    Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Carreyrou of the New York Times has suggested that British cryptographer Adam Back may be bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.

    12 April 2026
    A journalist has figured out the creator of bitcoin