The government is proposing draconian sanctions for cross-border digital crime and other types of consumer infringements, Logos Press reports.
The Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Agyon and Peter Hovitt, who argue that development requires controlled chaos, according to Logos Press.
In recent years, Moldova has been living in a new reality. Along with rapid digitalization, organized cross-border online crime (ransomware, phishing, etc.) is penetrating the country. There is no immunity from cyberattacks and platforms for “relatively honest” money laundering, neither for government agencies nor for the population, which faces fraudsters of all kinds. There is no full-fledged defense, except for their own knowledge, experience and worldly wisdom. “Hope for help, but do not fail yourself!”, experts advise.
Moldovan citizens who worked in Ukraine, as well as Ukrainian citizens who worked in our country, will be able to enjoy guaranteed social rights, including pensions and other payments, for the periods of work in both states, Logos Press reports.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has improved the forecast of the world economy growth in 2025 to 3.2% (+0.2%), compared to the April forecasts, and at the same time has taken a more optimistic look at the Moldovan economy, – reports Logos Press.
With the entry into force of the new law, the rights of consumers of financial services will be better protected, which will be taken care of by the National Commission on Financial Market (NCFM) within its powers, – reports Logos Press.
Almost 71% of tourists who stayed in accommodations upon arrival in Moldova prefer the capital city, Logos Press reported.
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.
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 …
Average consumer prices resumed their monthly rise in September, but annual inflation continued its downward trend, Logos Press reported.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
In September, the government’s domestic borrowing returned to a growth trajectory and “sponsored” the budget, according to Logos Press.
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.
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.
The current account deficit widened by 76% to $2.026 billion in the first half of 2025, Logos Press reported.
