Igor Fomin, Author at logos-pres.md
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Igor Fomin

Igor Fomin

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 rate of increase in prices for petroleum products in Moldova is accelerating.

    29 July 2026
    Diesel fuel prices will rise by nearly one lei

    Apartment owners’ associations will find it easier to obtain loans for energy-efficient renovations of apartment buildings.

    29 July 2026
    Access to financing for improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings has been simplified

    A criminal case has been opened against a courier working for Ukrainian scammers who attempted to defraud a Chisinau lawyer of more than half a million lei.

    29 July 2026
    A Chisinau lawyer was “scammed” out of 544,000 lei

    Iran attacked U.S. military personnel in the Middle East. The U.S. launched a retaliatory strike.

    29 July 2026
    Hostilities have resumed between the U.S. and Iran

    The Customs Service has clarified the value limit for goods that can be imported into Moldova without paying customs duties.

    29 July 2026
    What is the duty-free limit for importing goods into Moldova?

    The Moldovan government has approved health regulations to ensure the quality of bathing water.

    29 July 2026
    Moldova Has Introduced a Star Rating System for Bathing Water

    OVES Enterprise, a Romanian software developer, and eDrone, a Ukrainian drone manufacturer, will jointly produce military drones in Romania.

    29 July 2026
    Romania and Ukraine will jointly produce drones

    The overall pass rate for the national exam to obtain a secondary school diploma in 2026 reached 81.9%, which is higher than the 2025 rate (79.17%). A total of 18,437 candidates were admitted to the exam, of whom 15,100 passed it successfully.

    29 July 2026
    Nearly 82% of graduates passed their final exams

    On the evening of July 28, the U.S. Senate approved a bill that will allow pressure to be exerted on the Kremlin: 86 votes in favor and 12 against.

    29 July 2026
    The U.S. Senate voted in favor of “severe sanctions” against Russia

    In the first half of 2026, crypto projects lost approximately $1.1 billion due to hacks, and the number of confirmed exploits reached a record high for a six-month period. This is according to a report by Blockaid.

    29 July 2026
    The first half of 2026 set a record for crypto hacks

    The World Bank has classified the Republic of Moldova as an upper-middle-income country.

    29 July 2026
    Impoverished Moldova has been classified as an “upper-middle-income” country

    On July 27, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport published the latest data presenting the results achieved through the “EU-Ukraine Solidarity Routes.”

    28 July 2026
    Since May 2022, Ukraine has exported approximately 226 million metric tons of goods via the “Solidarity Lanes”

    SpaceX’s stock price has fallen by half since its post-IPO peak.

    28 July 2026
    SpaceX’s stock price has fallen by half

    In Tulcea County, located on the border with Ukraine, air raid alerts were issued twice on July 27 due to the threat of falling objects.

    28 July 2026
    Air raid alerts were issued twice in one day in Romania

    The week began with a decline in natural gas prices on the European exchange. According to quotes from July 27, 2026, natural gas was trading at 58.94 euros/MWh, compared to 63.58 euros/MWh on July 24. Thus, the price fell by 4.64 euros/MWh, or approximately 7.3%.

    28 July 2026
    The price of natural gas on the European stock exchange fell by more than 7%

    In the municipality of Cahul, a new smart street lighting system and a fully renovated kindergarten have been put into operation.

    28 July 2026
    A smart street lighting network has been installed in Kahul

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has published new maximum prices for gasoline and diesel fuel, which will take effect on July 29.

    28 July 2026
    The price of diesel fuel in Moldova has reached 31 lei per liter

    Officers from the Moldovan Customs Service, in collaboration with officers from the Main Border Police Inspectorate, are investigating a case involving the smuggling of 7,200,000 cigarettes, which were being transported from Ukraine to Romania and concealed among 15 metric tons of strawberries.

    28 July 2026
    An attempt was made to smuggle more than 7 million contraband cigarettes into Moldova

    Anatol Shalaru, former minister of defense and transportation, believes that President Maia Sandu should revoke the Moldovan citizenship of Dan Dungaciu, first vice president of the Romanian party AUR.

    28 July 2026
    There is a proposal to strip a Romanian politician of his Moldovan citizenship

    U.S. President Donald Trump is an active investor in the American stock market. He often buys shares in companies that he actively criticizes. Analysts note that this is a well-thought-out strategy: buy when prices are low, sell when they peak.

    28 July 2026
    What Is Donald Trump Investing In in 2026?