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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 UK Ministry of Finance has presented a strategy for payment sector reform. The authorities plan to combine the regulation of traditional services, stablecoins and tokenized deposits into a single legal framework.

    22 April 2026
    The UK will introduce stablecoins into its payment system

    US President Donald Trump has announced the extension of the truce in the war with Iran. According to him, it will remain in effect until Tehran “develops a unified proposal” and until the negotiations are completed.

    22 April 2026
    Trump announced an extension of the truce between the U.S. and Iran

    Moldova ranks 34th with 84 points in the World Internet Freedom Ranking in 2026.

    22 April 2026
    Moldova among world leaders in Internet freedom

    Emergency Situations Department (ESD) head Raed Arafat announced on Tuesday that he has been charged with complicity in smuggling in connection with the replacement of a helicopter that crashed in 2016 in Moldova.

    22 April 2026
    Romanian official accused of smuggling helicopter to Moldova

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with a Ukrainian TV channel has named four countries “which are missing in the European Union”. Moldova is not among them.

    21 April 2026
    Zelensky named 4 countries that are missing in the EU. Moldova is not among them

    Romanian Transport and Infrastructure Minister Ciprian Sherban announced on Tuesday that Romania has completed the acquisition of Giurgiulesti port operator ICS Danube Logistics through the national company Constanta Seaport Administration SA, a “strategic investment for our country with regional and European perspectives.”

    21 April 2026
    Romania finalized the acquisition of Giurgiulesti port

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, April 22.

    21 April 2026
    The price of diesel fuel will fall below 30 lei

    Moldovan startup Lunara AI, a team working in the field of voice AI solutions and conversational technologies, has created an interactive toy with artificial intelligence capable of having a live dialog with a child.

    21 April 2026
    A Moldovan company has developed a children’s toy with artificial intelligence

    Bitcoin was trading at $75,733 on Tuesday morning, having added 1.5% in the past 24 hours, amid Iran signaling it was sending a delegation to talks with Pakistan and Brent crude falling ahead of Wednesday’s ceasefire deadline.

    21 April 2026
    Bitcoin returns to the $75,000 mark as Iran truce talks advance and stocks resume gains

    The White House believes that Trump’s latest statements could have affected negotiations with Iran.

    21 April 2026
    The White House blamed Trump for derailing talks with Iran

    A Japanese doctor, who came to Moldova four years ago to help Ukrainian refugees, abruptly changed the profile of his activity and now sells onigiri in our country. This is a Japanese dish made of fresh rice molded in the form of a triangle or a ball. Usually onigiri is filled with filling and wrapped in a sheet of dried nori seaweed.

    20 April 2026
    A Japanese doctor opened a store in Moldova where he sells onigiri

    Centralized, closed and not open on weekends, the New York Stock Exchange is emblematic of everything bitcoin was created to disrupt, The Wall Street Journal writes. Nevertheless, the 233-year-old Wall Street giant has quietly and unexpectedly become a major player in the crypto industry.

    20 April 2026
    NYSE unexpectedly bets on cryptocurrency and prediction markets

    US President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the terms of the ceasefire and again threatened Tehran with the destruction of the country’s critical infrastructure, including bridges and power plants. Iranian authorities, in turn, accused the United States of violating the truce after the U.S. military seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.

    20 April 2026
    US seizes Iranian cargo ship, Strait of Hormuz still closed

    Ferroalloy enterprises of Ukraine almost stopped exporting products according to the results of Q1 2026.

    20 April 2026
    Exports of ferroalloys from Ukraine reduced 24 times

    Paper products account for almost half of the waste generated by companies, but instead of recycling most of it ends up being thrown away.

    20 April 2026
    Young entrepreneur from Moldova turns paper waste into eco-friendly packaging

    The Entry/Exit System (EES), which began operating at EU borders on April 10, has caused hours-long queues at airports in six European countries.

    19 April 2026
    The introduction of the EES pass system has caused hours-long queues at airports in Europe

    The investigation into the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022 is still ongoing. German authorities suspect a group of Ukrainians in this sabotage, one suspect was detained in Italy and extradited to Germany. Investigative journalist Bojan Panchevski offers a new version – he claims that he personally met with the organizers and perpetrators and learned how the operation was planned and carried out.

    19 April 2026
    “Nord Stream blown up by former erotic model, claims US journalist

    Jeremy Allaire, CEO and co-founder of Circle Internet Group (issuer of the world’s second-largest steiblcoin USDC), said there is a “tremendous opportunity” to create a Chinese yuan-backed steiblcoin.

    19 April 2026
    USDC creator sees ‘tremendous opportunity’ for yuan-based stablecoin

    A luxury residential 70-story skyscraper is set to be built in Tbilisi – these are the plans of The Trump Organization, the real estate company of US President Donald Trump’s family.

    19 April 2026
    Trump Tower skyscraper to be built in Tbilisi

    Radu Savopol, the founder of the Romanian chain of 5 to go coffee shops operating in Moldova, launches a new business – a chain of establishments called Atelier Matcha.

    19 April 2026
    5 to go coffee chain launches a new project – Atelier Matcha