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”.
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.
Insurance company intermediaries earn more than half of the income of the insurance market as a whole from commissions, according to Logos Press.
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.
The Competition Council today conducted surprise inspections of companies operating in the meat market, suspecting them of anti-competitive agreements – Logos Press reports.
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.
Official indicators of labor market conditions under the NBS’s new data collection methodology look encouraging, reversing the vector – Logos Press reports.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A month later, Moldova will join the EU common customs area, within which Moldova becomes part of the European transit network, Logos Press reported.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
