In the final report on the country following the expert mission, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed the NBM’s commitment to the principles of credibility and institutional transparency. The experts recognized the methods used as being in line with the modern international practice, allowing the domestic central bank to conduct an efficient monetary policy and contribute to the stability of the country’s financial system.
In 2025, residential real estate investments in Moldova remain a priority despite contradictory market signals. The population still considers these investments as a long-term capital protection tool, although the market is moving towards transformation due to the limited ability of households to finance purchases.
Oil futures rose sharply by more than 8% in early trading on Monday, reaching a multi-month high. In the first trading after the attacks on Iran, Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 13% to reach $82.37 a barrel. However, it later corrected slightly and rose another 7% in London.
The global energy sector is bracing for the most significant disruption in four years. As the conflict in Iran escalates, the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important transportation artery for liquefied natural gas (LNG), has come to a near standstill. Iran has characterized the waterway as “virtually closed,” effectively blocking 20 percent of the world’s LNG supply.
Preferences in payment methods in the EU countries vary significantly by region. Cash payments remain the most popular method in Germany and Austria, where they are preferred by almost two thirds of respondents. Bank cards dominate in the Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway).
The military campaign of Israel and the United States against Iran, which began on February 28, increases the risks of supply disruptions and contributes to the growth of oil prices. In this regard, OPEC+ will consider tomorrow, March 1, a larger increase in supply from as early as the second quarter of 2026, Bloomberg reported citing a delegate.
Interaction with the IMF will be a key condition for the country’s support in the EU accession process. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made such an appeal to the Moldovan authorities at a meeting on February 27.
The European Central Bank (ECB) expects food inflation, crucial to consumers’ perception of price stability, to stabilize just above its 2% target by the end of this year, according to Logos Press.
Budapest and Belgrade have decided not to wait for the resumption of Druzhba and have moved on to the active phase of a joint energy project to build an oil pipeline to pump Russian oil bypassing Ukraine, Logos Press reported.
The microfinance sector (non-bank credit organizations) in Moldova maintained high profitability at the end of last year, despite the tightening of requirements, reports Logos Press.
February 20, the National Commission on Financial Market (NCFM) approved the creation of a voluntary pension fund “ARAGONN”. The administrator of the fund is the company ARAGONN GRUP JSC, which was founded by the insurance company ASTERRA GRUP JSC.
The National Commission on Financial Market (NCFM) and the National Bank (NBM) have developed and submitted to the Ministry of Finance for further promotion a new draft law on central securities depositories, fundamentally changing the existing infrastructure of the domestic capital market, reports Logos Press.
Last year Moldova imported 266.32 million euros worth of medicines, exceeding the figures for 2024 (+17 million euros) and increasing the share of imports on the domestic market from 91.6% to 92.9%/ Its own production is estimated at a modest 20.37 million euros, the share of which correspondingly decreased to 7%, Logos Press reported.
Since 2024, the dollar has partially lost its role as a safe haven asset, but ING notes there has been no global decline in demand for the U.S. currency, according to Logos Press.
The volume of cash receipts at banks’ cash desks in January exceeded their disbursements by 96 million lei, down 6.8% (by 951 million lei) compared to the same month of the previous year, Logos Press reported.
During the external audit of the state institution Organization for the Development of Entrepreneurship (ODA), the Chamber of Accounts of the Republic of Moldova revealed a low level of use of available resources. About 70 million lei of the Fund for Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth of Moldova during 2022-2023 were not used to support entrepreneurs.
In February 2026, citizens invested 41.15 million lei through eVMS.md, failing to support January’s interest in state securities, Logos Press reported.
The volume of new loans granted to individuals in Moldova in January 2026 amounted to 1.865 billion lei (or 35.5% of the total crediting volume of 5.254 billion lei). This figure is 17.5% lower compared to December 2025, Logos Press reported.
The foreign currency cash market in January saw a decline in activity characteristic of the beginning of the year, accompanied by a reduction in buy-sell transactions and an increase in savings sentiment, according to Logos Press.
Hungary has decided not to stop exporting electricity to Ukraine despite recent threats and tensions in the energy sector over the termination of oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline, Logos Press reported.
