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 Chisinau, law enforcers detained two administrators of a call center engaged in fraud through fictitious investments in cryptocurrencies and financial services. In total, the damage caused to customers, mostly Romanian citizens, amounts to more than 9 million Moldovan lei, Logos Press reported.

    19 February 2026
    Call center administrators involved in cryptocurrency investments have been detained

    Bitcoin trading remained volatile on Thursday, rising to around $67,000 after briefly falling to around $65,900, according to Logos Press.

    19 February 2026
    Bitcoin lifted amid Trump’s tariff announcement

    An urban agglomeration approaching one million inhabitants is clearly taking shape in Chisinau, including the municipality and the districts of Straseni, Ialoveni, Anenii Noi and Criuleni, Logos Press reported.

    19 February 2026
    Moldova’s population is concentrated in the center of the country

    The United States may launch a military operation against Iran this weekend, but U.S. President Donald Trump has not yet ordered it, according to Logos Press.

    19 February 2026
    US ready to strike Iran, but Trump has yet to make a decision

    At least 24 enterprises will receive Swiss funding totaling 1.85 million euros under the grant agreement for the project “Increasing the energy sustainability of SMEs in Moldova”, Logos Press reported.

    19 February 2026
    Switzerland allocates €1.85 million to improve energy efficiency of Moldovan SMEs

    The Energy Ministry has started the process of reorganizing the state-owned Moldelectrica, the electricity transmission system operator responsible for the centralized operational management of the national electricity system, into a joint stock company, Logos Press reported.

    19 February 2026
    SE Moldelectrica will be transformed into a joint stock company

    The Moldovan government has approved a draft law on the entry and stay of foreign citizens in Moldova, Logos Press reported.

    18 February 2026
    The new Aliens Act will enter into force in 2027

    The Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization has unveiled a new strategic vision for supporting the entrepreneurial environment for 2026. It envisages a reduction in grants and an increase in other forms of funding, Logos Press reports.

    18 February 2026
    Government cuts grant funding for small businesses

    The Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) and border police uncovered a scheme in which a Moldovan company exported nearly 5 million lei worth of French wine to the United States over a five-year period with copyright infringement, Logos Press reported.

    18 February 2026
    A Moldovan company illegally produced and exported French wine to the United States

    The first batch of 34 works of art belonging to former Romanian Finance Minister Darius Vylkov, sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering, was sold at an ANAF (National Agency for Tax Administration) auction for a total of 791,450 euros, Logos Press reported.

    18 February 2026
    Artworks worth millions of euros seized from Romanian minister

    US fast food restaurant chain Steak ‘n Shake, which introduced bitcoin payment acceptance in May 2025, said it has “significantly” increased its sales, Logos Press reports.

    18 February 2026
    A burger joint in the U.S. started accepting bitcoins and increased sales

    The attempt of a female passenger on a Chisinau-Yerevan flight to take out of Moldova undeclared $60,000 ended unsuccessfully, Logos Press reports.

    18 February 2026
    At the airport, a passenger was found to have $60,000 in hidden pockets