According to the average intelligence quotient (IQ – intelligence quotient), as of January 1, 2025, the inhabitants of the Republic of Moldova ranked 62nd in the world out of 126 countries. The rating is compiled annually by the portal international-iq-test.com. This is the only official website of the “International IQ Test”, which has been operating since 2018.
Moldova is creating a legislative framework to ensure that 55% of construction waste is recycled in the country by 2030. This is in line with the European Union’s plans to ensure that 90% of such waste in its member states is recycled by that date.
In Ukraine, prices for grapes in supermarkets are formed not by the domestic market, but by imports from Moldova and Turkey, Logos Press reports.
Moldova ranks 74th out of 139 in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Global Innovation Index 2025, Logos Press reported.
The Moldovan company Dulcinella, founded in 2005, will invest 10 million euros in a new plant in Târgu Neamț (Romania). The confectionery manufacturer already has its own production facility there, Logos Press reported.
From October 1, the Ukrainian authorities may completely ban the purchase and sale of diesel fuel coming to Ukraine from Romanian Constanta, Logos Press reports.
The shareholders of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (stock exchange symbol BVB) approved on September 29, 2025 the participation in the authorized capital of the new stock exchange in the Republic of Moldova in the amount equivalent to 400,000 euros, – reports Logos Press.
Moldova will introduce a new driver’s license “sample 2025” with an updated design and increased level of protection, – reports Logos Press.
In 2024, companies with Moldovan shareholders in Romania showed a turnover of 4.2 billion Romanian lei (16.2 billion Moldovan lei), Logos Press reported.
More than 200 companies operate in the electronics industry in Moldova. In 2024, the sales volume of goods and services created by them exceeded $700 million. Unfortunately, these products are in little demand on the domestic market, approximately 90-95% are exported.
According to estimates by the National Bureau of Statistics, economic activity in Moldova declined for the third consecutive quarter in the first quarter of 2025, with an annual growth rate of 1.2%, Romanian economic analyst Andrei Radulescu said for the Financial Intelligence portal. Since 2014, he has been chief economist at Banca Transilvania and researcher at the Institute of World Economy of the Romanian Academy of Sciences.
Romanian authorities have notified the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) of the retrospective application of Romania’s new citizenship law, which extended the timeframe for processing applications from five months to two years, with the possibility of extending it for another six months, Logos Press reports.
Moldova was ranked 85th among 165 countries in the ranking “Economic Freedom in the World 2025”, published on September 25 by Fraser Institute jointly with the Bendukidze Center, – Logos Press reports.
The Council of the European Union announced on September 25, 2025 the decision to invite Moldova to accede to the Convention of May 20, 1987 on the Facilitation of Formalities for Trade in Goods, – reports Logos Press.
The Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization will be in charge of identifying and monitoring the main obstacles to trade between Moldova and the European Union, Logos Press reported.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has again worsened the forecast of Moldova’s GDP growth in 2025: this time to 1.5%. This is reflected in the updated Regional Economic Prospects, Logos Press reported.
The government is launching a financial instrument like the Fund of Funds to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and attract private investment, Logos Press reported.
Moldova has launched the MFAEI Institutional Capacity Building Project under the auspices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), aimed at strengthening cybersecurity and modernizing crisis management infrastructure by 2028, Logos Press reports.
For the first time since the legislation was amended, fines have been issued for failure to use permits to connect power plants with an installed capacity of more than 200 kW to the electricity grid that were issued or extended until March 27, 2025, but not used by the expiration date, Logos Press reported.
In 2025, Moldova received additional quotas of permits for international road transport, which opens more opportunities for transport operators on foreign markets, Logos Press reported.
