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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

    On average, the cost of a kilowatt-hour of electricity in Moldova between 2023 and 2026 was $0.177. This figure ranks our country 60th in the world (out of 145 countries surveyed).

    12 June 2026
    Moldova ranks 60th in the world in terms of electricity prices

    Law enforcement agencies from 11 countries shut down the Georgia-based cryptocurrency service AudiA6 as part of a joint operation. Between 2022 and 2025, more than €336 million may have been laundered through the service.

    12 June 2026
    Eurojust shut down the Georgian cryptocurrency service AudiA6 for money laundering

    Prometheus, a startup founded by Jeff Bezos and Vic Bajaj, raised $12 billion in a Series B funding round at a valuation of $41 billion.

    12 June 2026
    Jeff Bezos’ AI startup has raised $12 billion for industrial AI

    U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated New York’s U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton as a candidate for the position of Director of National Intelligence.

    12 June 2026
    Trump has once again nominated someone with no relevant experience for the position of Director of National Intelligence

    At the end of 2025, the Republic of Moldova ranked 9th among wine suppliers to Poland.

    12 June 2026
    Moldova has entered the top 10 wine suppliers to Poland

    The U.S. and Iran are effectively at war and are exchanging military strikes. Despite this, Iran has been allowed to participate in the World Cup, which is being held mostly in the U.S.

    11 June 2026
    A match between the U.S. and Iran could take place at the World Cup

    The Vulcănești Power Plant is ready for commissioning, marking an important milestone in the construction of the Vulcănești–Chișinău overhead power line, one of the largest energy infrastructure projects in the Republic of Moldova.

    11 June 2026
    The Vulcănești–Chișinău Power Line: The Long-Running Construction Project Continues

    A bipartisan bill aimed at strengthening Moldova’s energy security and reducing its dependence on Russian energy resources has been introduced in the U.S. Congress, the Ministry of Energy reported.

    11 June 2026
    The U.S. Congress is considering a bill on energy security in the Republic of Moldova

    Renato Usatîi, the leader of the Our Party faction in the Moldovan Parliament, criticized a bill in Parliament to amend the Railway Transport Code, which provides for the separation of a number of activities currently carried out by the state-owned enterprise “Moldovan Railways.”

    11 June 2026
    Usatîi: “Stop burying the ‘Moldovan Railway’!”

    The world’s first bag made from Tyrannosaurus rex leather is expected to go up for auction later this week.

    11 June 2026
    The world’s first Tyrannosaurus rex leather bag is up for auction

    Unilever South Central Europe, the Romanian import and distribution division of the Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever—one of the largest players in the global consumer goods market— reported a net profit of over 444 million Romanian lei in 2025, compared to 30 million lei the previous year, representing an increase of nearly 1,400%.

    11 June 2026
    Unilever’s net profit in Romania rose by 1,400% last year

    The transit of fuel from outside the EU through Romania to Ukraine and Moldova is hampered by the requirement to provide a financial guarantee for transport within the EU.

    11 June 2026
    The transit of fuel through Romania to Ukraine and Moldova is being hampered by the introduction of a financial guarantee

    Natural gas consumption in the Republic of Moldova fell significantly in May as temperatures rose and the demand for heating from households and businesses declined.

    11 June 2026
    Gas consumption in Moldova has fallen by more than 50%

    Romanian Prime Minister-designate Eugen Tomac stated that Romania and the Republic of Moldova must move away from the mindset “we know each other, we respect each other, but we each have our own affairs” and develop “much bolder” projects, noting that the two countries should have “an integrated, practically identical education system.”

    11 June 2026
    Tomac proposes a unified education system for Romania and the Republic of Moldova

    Upon his return from Azerbaijan, Moldovan Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu stated that the country plays a crucial role in ensuring the energy security of the European market.

    11 June 2026
    Junghietu: Azerbaijan plays a crucial role in ensuring the energy security of the European market

    Experts identified the reasons behind the decline in cryptocurrency prices, predicted future price trends, and discussed which events could influence market dynamics.

    11 June 2026
    Bitcoin has gone into a tailspin

    U.S. President Donald Trump wants to buy an island for the United States.

    11 June 2026
    Trump wants to buy an island for the U.S. — but this time it’s not Greenland

    Luxembourg, a country with a population of about 700,000, became the European leader in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024, surpassing major economies such as France, Spain, and Italy, according to the “World Investment Report 2025” published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

    10 June 2026
    Luxembourg attracted 300 times more investment than Moldova

    On the morning of June 10, officials from the National Anti-Corruption Center (CNA) conducted searches at several locations in the Ialoveni and Telenesti districts. Investigators are conducting a criminal investigation into a case involving the director of a construction company, technical managers, construction site managers, and two representatives of the local administration, who are suspected of abuse of office in connection with an infrastructure project in the Ialoveni district.

    10 June 2026
    The National Anti-Corruption Center is investigating a 40-million-lei infrastructure project

    Today, June 10, the border authorities of the Republic of Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine signed a Joint Declaration on Cooperation in the Fight Against Transnational Crime.

    10 June 2026
    Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine have signed a joint declaration on combating cross-border crime