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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

    According to the International Monetary Fund, the Republic of Moldova is in the fifth place in the world in terms of population decline. Over the last 25 years, the number of inhabitants of the country has decreased by 19%.

    11 April 2026
    Moldova in 5th place in the world for population decline

    The reduction of electricity consumption by only 3% at the national level helped the Moldovan authorities to avoid a major energy crisis.

    11 April 2026
    Moldova avoided blackout by reducing energy consumption by only 3%

    In March, the U.S. consumer price index increased by 0.9% – from 2.4% to 3.3%. The index reached its highest level since May 2024, analysts of The Kobeissi Letter noted.

    11 April 2026
    US inflation accelerated to 3.3%. Bitcoin did not react

    The White House administration has unveiled the design for a 76-meter (250-foot) arch that President Donald Trump wants to erect in the U.S. capital.

    11 April 2026
    Trump wants to build a 250-foot Triumphal Arch in Washington, D.C.

    The Moldovan authorities doubt the need to pay the debt to the CIS when leaving the organization.

    11 April 2026
    Moldova does not want to pay debts to CIS

    For Maia Sandu will have to increase her salary, Moldovan Finance Minister Andrian Gavrilice said.

    10 April 2026
    Maya Sandu’s salary will be increased

    The Iasi Regional Railway Directorate said on Friday that the first test train on the European standard gauge 1435 mm gauge, namely an insulated diesel-electric locomotive, crossed the border with the Republic of Moldova via the Falciu (Romanian Railway, CFR) – Prut (Moldovan Railway, CFM) bridge to test the newly built standard gauge line on the Moldovan side, from the bridge over the Prut River to Prut station, Cantemir, Republic of Moldova.

    10 April 2026
    The first Romanian standard gauge locomotive crossed the Prut River into Moldova

    According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, Moldova has been downgraded from an “imperfect democracy” to a “hybrid regime” now on the verge of authoritarianism in 2025.

    10 April 2026
    Moldova downgraded to “hybrid regime” in Democracy Index

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect during the Easter holiday period of April 11-14.

    10 April 2026
    Diesel fuel will become cheaper by more than 1 leu per liter on holidays

    Iran demands payment for passage through the Strait of Hormuz in cryptocurrency.

    10 April 2026
    Analysts have called Iran’s bitcoin scheme “practically unfeasible”

    Administrative-territorial reform should be streamlined as part of a large-scale fiscal decentralization reform, economists at the Expert-Grup think tank recommend.

    10 April 2026
    Expert-Grup: size matters, but there are other factors as well

    Since the conflict with Iran began, Donald Trump’s approval ratings have plunged to record lows since the start of his second term.

    10 April 2026
    Trump’s approval rating falls amid war with Iran

    The Romanian Cabinet of Ministers has approved additional budgetary financing of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure for 2026 in the amount of 281.626 million Romanian lei (1.1 billion Moldovan lei) from the Budgetary Reserve Fund. This amount is meant to increase the authorized capital of the National Company “Constanta Sea Ports Authority” S.A.

    10 April 2026
    Romanian government allocated money for the purchase of Giurgiulesti port

    The National Center for Sustainable Energy (CNED) announced the development of a digital platform designed to monitor and analyze the development of renewable energy production capacity in Moldova.

    9 April 2026
    CNED launched an interactive digital platform to monitor the renewable energy sector

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) set new prices for basic fuels for April 10.

    9 April 2026
    The decision on the ceasefire between the US and Iran led to a decrease in diesel fuel prices in Moldova

    Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), believes bitcoin probably bottomed out in early February at the $60,000 level.

    9 April 2026
    Bitcoin has bottomed out

    Trump intends to have an “open and honest conversation” with NATO Secretary General Rutte, White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt said. According to her, the alliance “turned its back on the United States” after the start of the war in Iran.

    9 April 2026
    Trump wants to punish NATO allies and is thinking of withdrawing the U.S. from the bloc

    On April 8, the government presented the concept of local self-government reform. The administrative-territorial reform planned by the authorities is criticized both by independent analysts and opposition politicians, as well as by many mayors – both its concept and methods of implementation.

    9 April 2026
    The concept of local self-government reform is under a barrage of criticism

    At the Cabinet of Ministers meeting on April 8, the National Crisis Management Center (CNMC) presented a detailed analysis of state measures to protect Moldova’s energy security and explained why the state of emergency cannot be lifted for the Easter holidays.

    8 April 2026
    The National Crisis Management Center explained why you can’t cancel a state of emergency before Easter

    The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, April 9.

    8 April 2026
    The price of diesel fuel is close to 35 lei, gasoline – to 30 lei