The Republic of Moldova’s investment attractiveness fell by 19 places over the course of the year, placing the country at No. 101 in the global ranking compiled by Henley & Partners as of May 2026.
Today, the Republic of Moldova is striving to become a member of the European Union by 2030. However, leaders in Chisinau have also recently floated the idea of a possible union with Romania, which is already an EU member, should the country’s path to Europe be blocked.
The center will be located on public land approximately 6 km from the village of Șerpeni in the Anenii Noi district — at a safe distance from populated areas and water sources.
The crypto market has seen a sharp rise in negative rhetoric on social media, according to the analytics platform Santiment. The words “dead,” “dying,” “over,” “ended,” “ending,” and “finished” in relation to Bitcoin have once again gained popularity in discussions on social media platforms X, Reddit, and Telegram. Experts believe this is a sign that retail investors’ patience is wearing thin, and falling prices are causing them to perceive the market’s temporary weakness as an inevitable collapse.
The American media notes that Iran, having weathered the war, has achieved a complete victory over Trump.
In the tender conducted by the Ministry of Energy for the construction of onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 170 MW, seven projects were selected as the winners.
A Romanian student received a European grant of 60,000 euros to modernize the public transportation system in the Republic of Moldova.
For U.S. citizens residing in the Republic of Moldova, a pension based on retirement savings of $360,000 (6.2 million Moldovan lei) would be sufficient.
The extremely difficult situation regarding water resources in the Dniester River (sharp decline in water levels) and other bodies of water that arose in Moldova this summer is a natural consequence of the authorities’ long-standing indifference to this critical issue.
Ukrainian law enforcement authorities have detained the organizer of the Money 24/7 fraud ring, which operated under the guise of a legitimate service for exchanging fiat currencies and cryptoassets. This was reported by the country’s cyber police.
Billionaire Elon Musk is willing to give Trump $100 million to boost voter turnout in the election, in order to help the Republican Party retain control of Congress.
The Swedish company VIM Energy Systems has signed a contract worth approximately 190 million Swedish kronor (about 17.25 million euros) for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a large-scale battery energy storage system park in Bălți, the Republic of Moldova.
Fans of unique terroir wines will have the opportunity to sample them at the fourth artisanal wine festival, which will take place in Chisinau at the National Museum of Moldovan History from September 4–6.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has announced new maximum prices for major types of fuel, which will be in effect from August 15 to 17, 2026.
About 1% of eurozone companies with physical retail locations accept cryptocurrency and stablecoins, and this figure has remained virtually unchanged over the past two years. Among companies selling goods and services online, only 0.2% accept such assets, according to a study by the European Central Bank.
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to replace electromagnetic catapults with steam catapults on U.S. aircraft carriers. The redesign could cost the government billions of dollars.
The state-owned enterprise “Moldovan Railways” (CFM) has published its financial statements, which show that the company returned to profitability in the first half of 2026, following multimillion losses in previous years.
At its meeting on August 21, the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) plans to consider a draft decision to raise the natural gas rate for residential consumers to 20.30 lei per cubic meter.
Several companies that trade in building materials are suspected of tax evasion totaling more than 7 million lei.
According to data from the State Tax Service (STS), the number of millionaires in Moldova increased by 1,624 over the past year, reaching 9,643.
