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.
From the program’s launch in March until the end of December 2025, the Fund for Agricultural Credit (FCA) program has financed 288 micro and small agricultural enterprises, of which 38 were financed in December, Logos Press reported.

In 2025, 25,564 households were able to reduce their energy bills by about 30 percent thanks to the state’s EcoVoucher program, Logos Press reported.

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism, until last summer – UNWTO) has published a list of 20 destinations with the fastest recovery of inbound tourist traffic in January-September 2025 (change to 2019). The ninth position is occupied by the Republic of Moldova, which showed an increase of 63%, reports Logos Press.

In the current academic year, the number of students enrolled in Moldovan universities exceeded 23,000, of which 17,346 were at the bachelor’s level (11% more than in 2024) and 5,849 at the master’s level (13% more than in the previous year), Logos Press reported.

The State Tax Service has informed taxpayers about the entry into force from January 1, 2026 of changes in the procedure for completing VAT returns, – reports Logos Press.

All draft regulations must include an explanatory note and financial calculations prepared in accordance with the government-approved methodology for analysing the impact of regulation to ensure a proper understanding of the impact on the components of the state budget, according to Logos Press.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is helping to boost cocaine production in Latin America, which threatens U.S. national interests, White House Chief of Staff Donald Trump said during a press conference, Logos Press reported.

Moldova’s HiSky airline is nearing the six million passengers carried in 2025 since it began operations, Logos Press reported.

The maximum capacity of interstate cross-sections for importing electricity from the European Union to the common regulatory block Moldova-Ukraine has increased to 2,450 megawatts, Logos Press reported.

On January 1, 2026, China will resume charging value-added tax (VAT) on the sale of condoms and birth control pills after 30 years, Logos Press reports.

Between Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, 2026, around 2 a.m., at least seven explosions rang out in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, and at least 11 targets were attacked by the U.S., Logos Press reported.

The activity of a transnational criminal group, which specialized in stealing large sums of money on international flights, was liquidated in Moldova, – reports Logos Press.

The current account deficit of the Balance of Payments in Q3 2025 was $867 million compared to $995 million in Q2 and $883 million in Q3 2024, Logos Press reported.

According to the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), Moldova’s gross external debt increased by $1.28 billion in January-September 2025, equivalent to a 12.4% increase, Logos Press reported.

Wine consumption in Georgia has fallen by more than 60% over the past decade, from nearly 79 million liters in 2016 to just over 31 million liters in 2024, Logos Press reported.

Russia’s strikes on Odessa are aimed at cutting off Ukraine’s economic supply line. This is what the authoritative publication The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has suggested, Logos Press has reported.

US President Donald Trump’s company Trump Media will issue a new cryptocurrency for its shareholders, according to Logos Press.

The Bridge of Flowers over the Prut River connecting Ungheni-Golaiesti (Romania) and Zagarancu (Moldova) will be opened to traffic in the fall of this year. The start of the works was announced on April 26, 2025, Logos Press reported.

Traditionally, on December 31, the Financial Times authors published their annual forecast for 2026, covering politics, economics and technology, according to Logos Press.

Moldova’s per capita income is about 3.5-4.5 times lower than the EU average, Logos Press reported.
