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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

    In the first half of 2025, according to preliminary data, the GDP amounted to 155.3 billion lei in current market prices, being in real terms at the level of the first half of 2024, Logos Press reported.

    30 September 2025
    Zero economic growth in the first half of the year

    The National Bank is embarking on the final stage of liberalizing foreign exchange capital transactions by making regulatory changes to the foreign exchange regulation process, Logos Press reported.

    29 September 2025
    Capital exports will be liberalized

    After the benchmark revaluation, the value of government property has increased significantly, and given the scale of the problem, the upside potential is far from over, according to Logos Press.

    29 September 2025
    The restatement of state assets has increased their value

    The Court of Accounts sent to the legislature the annual report on the external control of public finances for 2024. The activity of the auditors in the reporting period was mainly focused on financial audits of the reports of the government, ministries and agencies on the execution of budgets. These audits were complemented by thematic and control missions on key areas of state functioning and the quality of public services.

    28 September 2025
    The Court of Accounts has fulfilled its annual mandate of trust

    A month later, Moldova will join the EU common customs area, within which Moldova becomes part of the European transit network, Logos Press reported.

    28 September 2025
    European Customs absorbs Moldovan Customs

    In August 2025, the total public debt amounted to LE 125.7 billion, increasing mainly due to the growth of the state’s domestic borrowing, Logos Press reported.

    26 September 2025
    Public debt grows on domestic loans

    According to government reports, partners’ money for investment projects is not fully utilized, despite some progress in the execution of capital investments, Logos Press reported.

    25 September 2025
    No money is being put into capital investments

    The problem of undervaluation of assets, shares and other forms of capital participation within the country, as reported by central public authorities, has become chronic, generating mismanagement and violation of the law, Logos Press reported.

    24 September 2025
    Accounts Chamber: the state does not know its own price

    The scientific community of Moldova is offered to benefit from European funding within the project “Empowering Research, Expanding Horizons” (M-HERO) with a budget of 943,750 euros, – reports Logos Press.

    24 September 2025
    Moldovan researchers expand their horizons

    The demand and supply of currency, supported by remittances from abroad, remained balanced in August, and the National Bank did not intervene in the domestic foreign exchange market, Logos Press reported.

    23 September 2025
    “Foreign aid” supports the currency

    The supply of foreign currency in the cash market exceeds demand, remaining one of the main sources of income and ways of saving for citizens, according to Logos Press.

    23 September 2025
    The population is saved by currency reserves

    Demand for commercial bank loans put the brakes on its three-month growth in August, judging by the volume of newly issued loans to households and businesses, Logos Press reported.

    22 September 2025
    Demand for loans is shrinking

    The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) canceled the timely dissemination of GDP and labor market data for the second quarter of 2025, explaining the postponement of the publication date by “technical reasons”. The expert community did not believe and was indignant at the restriction of access to important information on the eve of parliamentary elections.

    21 September 2025
    Statistics has suffered reputational losses

    Moldova Business Week announced the creation of a new stock exchange in Chisinau in partnership with the Bucharest Stock Exchange and a group of large investors from Moldova. Most experts believe this could be a chance for the Moldovan capital market.

    20 September 2025
    The capital market has been given a chance

    Over the first seven months of 2025, industrial production growth of 2.2% year-on-year is recorded, Logos Press reports.

    19 September 2025
    Industrial production is recovering slowly

    The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Trade Center have planned a series of activities to quantify the Moldovan economy in the context of its integration efforts, Logos Press reported.

    19 September 2025
    OECD to assess Moldova’s competitiveness

    The Executive Committee of the National Bank of Moldova at its meeting on September 18, 2025 unanimously decided to reduce the prime rate from 6.25% to 6% per annum, – reports Logos Press.

    18 September 2025
    The National Bank reduced the prime rate

    Entrepreneurs will no longer have to figure out what procedure to use to ask the government for business support and how to fill out documents, the format of which will be unified, Logos Press reports.

    18 September 2025
    Small businesses will be waiting at the “single window”

    The Cabinet of Ministers approved at a meeting on September 17 a regulation on the functioning of the European Employment Service (EURES) network at the national level, introducing European norms of “free movement of labor”, Logos Press reported.

    17 September 2025
    “Exporting and importing” labor is legalized

    The execution of the state social insurance budget for the first 8 months of 2025 ended with an excess of revenues over expenditures of over 1.3 billion lei, thanks to transfers to cover the deficit of own revenues, Logos Press reported.

    17 September 2025
    Social insurance revenues grow “with reserve”