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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.

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    NBM President Anca Dragu and Finance Minister Victoria Belous have traveled to Washington, USA, to discuss partnerships and synchronize their watches. The Moldovan delegation is participating in the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), held from April 21 to 26,” Logos Press reported.

    22 April 2025
    Spring meetings at the financial summits

    The volume of funds attracted by banks in March 2025 decreased by 11% – to 4.06 billion lei. The monthly evolution of the bank deposits market since the beginning of the year demonstrates the falling interest of individuals in non-cash storage of funds,” Logos Press reported.

    22 April 2025
    The bank deposit market has sagged

    The integration of new technologies will start with the modernization of the payment system, the NBM announced and instructed banks to join the Single European Payment System SEPA on their own. Moldova was accepted there on March 6, as reported by Logos Press.

    19 April 2025
    Digitalization will start with SEPA

    More than half of the credit funds are allocated by banks for consumer needs. Preference is given to mortgages secured by collateralized obligations,” Logos Press reports.

    19 April 2025
    Banks prefer consumer loans

    The legalization of cryptocurrencies, the digital transformation of the market and the transition to advanced…

    19 April 2025
    Operation Blockchain and Other Adventures of the Financial Marketplace

    Some 12% of small businesses report complete credit constraints from banks. A World Bank study on the availability of finance for SMEs presented today points to acute problems on the demand side,” Logos Press reports.

    17 April 2025
    World Bank sees credit problems in Moldova

    Since the beginning of 2025, 6,121 people have been employed through the National Employment Agency (ANOFM). Among them are people with different social statuses: unemployed job seekers, part-time and casual workers, returned labor migrants, refugees and people with disabilities. All of them applied to employment services actively searching for vacancies,” Logos Press reports.

    17 April 2025
    Employment of the unemployed is growing in Moldova

    The arrival of the Bucharest Stock Exchange as an independent infrastructural entity of the Moldovan capital market is expected in the fall of 2025,” Logos Press reported.

    16 April 2025
    Romanian stock exchange to open in Chisinau in the fall

    The inflow of currency into the country from export operations continues to decline, which may directly affect the foreign exchange market and the stability of the national currency,” according to Logos Press.

    15 April 2025
    Expert: stability of Moldovan leu in question

    Pork suppliers should be more attentive to the formation of selling prices of supply and distribution in retail chains and meat processors. After the zooepidemic, the behavior of participants in the domestic pork market is under the supervision of the Competition Council,” reports Logos Press.

    14 April 2025
    Pork prices under the Competition Council’s crosshairs

    Access to the Single European Payment System SEPA will not happen at once and not in all banks in Moldova at the same time, – reports Logos Press.

    14 April 2025
    SEPA is not yet available

    The total public debt will continue to grow at high rates. The official data published by the NBM for February 2025 show that the planned debt ceiling of the state on domestic and foreign markets will be exceeded for sure. At the end of 2025, the total amount of the state debt is envisaged at the level of 136 billion lei.

    11 April 2025
    From scratch: why the national debt will not go down

    Promises of an investment paradise, hopes for the rapid arrival of serious foreign capital in the country remain unrealized. Judging by the current account of the balance of payments, capital is fleeing the country. Moreover, at an accelerated pace. The international investment position (IIP) of the country reflects the cause-and-effect relationship.

    11 April 2025
    Wrong investment position…

    The annual inflation rate in March 2025 amounted to 8.75%. After a small “winter rest”, the index of average consumer prices began a smooth ascent, – reports Logos Press.

    10 April 2025
    Inflation in Moldova is gaining speed

    Moldova’s international investment position (IIP) at the end of 2024 amounted to minus $5,588.30 million, reflecting a negative balance in external claims and liabilities, Logos Press reported.

    9 April 2025
    Investment position of RM has weakened

    The demand of commercial banks and financial institutions to buy government securities (GS) has increased significantly,” Logos Press reported.

    8 April 2025
    The banks spent on the budget

    The National Bank of Moldova has announced Moldova’s accession to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), – Logos Press reports.

    7 April 2025
    Moldova admitted to the euro area (SEPA)

    The total public debt will continue to grow at a high rate. The official data published by the NBM for February 2025 show that the targeted ceiling of the state’s debt on domestic and foreign markets is certain to be exceeded,” Logos Press reported.

    7 April 2025
    Government debt will not decrease in 2025

    In state secrecy mode We must pay tribute to the courage and honesty of the…

    27 March 2025
    The gas was kept secret

    The financial results of all state-owned companies, be they joint-stock companies or state-owned enterprises, have been summarized. Preliminary data on the most efficient companies that increased both turnover and profit, as well as budget allocations, are also presented.

    26 March 2025
    The largest “sponsors” of the budget