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Ирина Коваленко

Ирина Коваленко

Economic observer, freelance correspondent, 30 years in the profession. Specialises in economic policy and macroeconomics, writes on finance and financial markets. Has worked at Logos Press since the mid-1990s.

Articles

    The fight against cybercrime will come to a national level from next year under the new National Crime Control Program 2026-2030, which the government approved last week, Logos Press reported.

    13 October 2025
    The state will deal with cybercrime

    Progress in convergence with the EU legislation on the chapter “Free movement of capital” is visible to the naked eye. Liberalization of currency regulation has been underway for a number of years. Now it has entered a decisive stage. Anca Dragu, the governor of the NBM, admits that her experience will allow the National Bank to play a leading role in the negotiations with the EU on this issue. The thirst for investments, however, does not guarantee their arrival. The free movement of capital brings with it, according to experts, many other …

    12 October 2025
    Capital has been given freedom, it seeks stability

    Average consumer prices resumed their monthly rise in September, but annual inflation continued its downward trend, Logos Press reported.

    11 October 2025
    Inflationary “vacation” is over

    In Moldova, digital technologies of fraudulent schemes of taking money have become more active, in this regard, the National Commission of Financial Market (NCFM) calls for extreme caution and points out their signs, – reports Logos Press.

    10 October 2025
    Be careful: digital fraudsters are running rampant in the country!

    The World Bank’s October report on the global economic outlook slightly improved the forecast for Moldova, raising the expected growth in 2025 from 0.9% to 1.5% of GDP forecasted in June, Logos Press reports.

    9 October 2025
    WB raises growth forecast for Moldova

    From March next year, the process of recording periods of temporary incapacity for work will be entirely digital, including online notifications to patients and employers, Logos Press reported.

    9 October 2025
    Sick leave is a thing of the past

    In the first 9 months of 2025, the government received loans and grants worth 647 million euros, but in the same period, external debt service costs reduced the official cushion by 430 million euros, Logos Press reported.

    8 October 2025
    Foreign exchange reserves – in constant flux

    A four-year mission of a Bundeswehr expert group that will assist in the implementation of projects to modernize the Moldovan National Army has begun, Logos Press reported.

    7 October 2025
    Bundeswehr to modernize Moldovan army

    Farm machinery and modern equipment for crop processing were the main uses of funds provided under the soft loan program for smallholders (FCA), Logos Press reports

    7 October 2025
    Preferential loans to farmers are “flying around”

    In September, the government’s domestic borrowing returned to a growth trajectory and “sponsored” the budget, according to Logos Press.

    6 October 2025
    Domestic government debt turned to growth

    From today, October 6, 2025, transfers in euros become faster, safer and much cheaper for Moldovan citizens, sometimes even without commission, depending on the services of the respondent banks and the country, – reports Logos Press.

    6 October 2025
    Moldova has been connected to SEPA

    The National Bank summarized the performance of the insurance market participants in the first half of the year, noting the improvement of the sector’s financial reliability, despite the decline in profitability.

    5 October 2025
    Insurance market: reliability against the backdrop of declining profitability

    The current account deficit widened by 76% to $2.026 billion in the first half of 2025, Logos Press reported.

    4 October 2025
    Current account imbalance increases

    The postponed for the post-election period presentation of statistical indicators of the state of the economy in the first half of the year took place this week. Quietly and without scandals. This time – from the mouth of the re-elected for a second term director general of the statistical office Oleg Kara. And, it is necessary to tell, “to blow on water” was in vain – on moods of voters it would not affect. As now it does not affect the mood of responsible persons – the Minister of Economy and Digitalization Doina Nistor called the results “encouraging” and expressed hope for “restorative growth at the end of the year”.

    4 October 2025
    GDP casts a shadow

    The country’s gross foreign debt increased 10.5 percent to $11.4 billion in the first half of 2025, nearly doubling in the past four years, Logos Press reported.

    3 October 2025
    Moldova’s external debt amounted to 60.6% of GDP

    Insurance company intermediaries earn more than half of the income of the insurance market as a whole from commissions, according to Logos Press.

    2 October 2025
    Insurance brokers have become more active

    Suppliers in the markets of energy, water, transportation and postal services will not be afraid of losing public procurement tenders if they prove their exclusivity, Logos Press reports.

    2 October 2025
    Public procurement will be restricted by competition

    The Competition Council today conducted surprise inspections of companies operating in the meat market, suspecting them of anti-competitive agreements – Logos Press reports.

    2 October 2025
    The meat market has come under suspicion

    Insurance gross premium collections in the first half of the year amounted to about 1.6 billion lei, gaining 2.6% of revenue, with the growth in claims payments far exceeding the growth in collections, Logos Press reported.

    1 October 2025
    The financial position of the insurance sector has improved

    Official indicators of labor market conditions under the NBS’s new data collection methodology look encouraging, reversing the vector – Logos Press reports.

    30 September 2025
    Employment statistics have “gotten better”