In June 2025, the extent to which net demand for foreign exchange from business entities was covered by net supply from individuals was 78.1 percent, up from 86.4 percent in May,” Logos Press reported.
This week, the first portion of the census campaign results – the number of the population permanently residing in the country and by regions – was announced. The second portion – about demographic features – was saved for the end of August. We will learn information about residential buildings only by the end of the year. The question about the time of disclosure of ethnic composition, nationality and mother tongue was not even raised by those present at the official meeting at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)….
Against the background of the general well-being of the financial sector, the decline in profitability of the insurance business in the first quarter of the year looks, at least, strange. The National Bank does not name the real reasons for the deterioration, but fixes the decrease in total profit, losses of insurance companies and other obvious symptoms of temporary malaise.
Remote Customer Identification (eKYC) technology and replication of the Customer Unified Service Delivery Centers (CUPS) model will create new competitive advantages not only for the banking sector,” according to Logos Press.
The European Health Interview Survey (EHIS), a statistical health survey conducted in the EU countries, will take place in Moldova for the first time,” Logos Press reports.
At the July auction, the Ministry of Finance failed to sell the entire volume of SS nominated for sale. The gap between demand and supply amounted to more than half a billion lei, Logos Press reported.
Funds common to all EU countries are opening their doors to Moldova, starting with projects to create jobs and support vulnerable groups,” Logos Press reports.
A campaign to attract NEET youth (who are not in school, employment or training) into the local labor market was launched last week, Logos Press reported.
According to the final results of Census-24, the estimated number of permanently residing population (net coverage) in Moldova as of the census date (April 8, 2024) was 2409.2 thousand people, which is 380 thousand people (or 13.6%) less than in the 2014 census, Logos Press reported.
The Competition Council found that the public authority violated Article 12 of the Competition Act: the actions of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) distorted competition in the renewable energy supply market in 2017-2018,” Logos Press reported.
According to the data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics on the number of the population with permanent residence, there were 2,381,300 people in the country on January 1, 2025,” Logos Press reported.
At the end of the first quarter, three insurance companies went into negative territory, affecting the profitability of the insurance business as a whole, Logos Press reported.
After five months of methodical reduction, the official foreign exchange reserves in June were significantly replenished – by 221.49 million euros. The assistance from the EU has arrived. However, the size of the “piggy bank” (5,070.24 million euros) is not yet at the height it was at the beginning of the year (5,164.1 million euros). Although by generally accepted standards the reserves are quite sufficient to serve as a “safety cushion”. The debate – for what and for whom – is still raging.
Why don’t we use international reserves to invest in the economic development of the country? This question arises quite often. The Expert grup analytical center has prepared a detailed commentary on this issue. Here are its main theses.
At the end of June, the domestic public debt, despite the growth of SS sales on the primary market, decreased and amounted to 48.5 billion lei against 48.8 billion lei at the end of May, Logos Press reported.
Life expectancy in 2024 increased by a month to an average of 72 years: 67.6 years for men and 76.4 years for women,” Logos Press reported.
The annual inflation rate was 8.2 percent in June, up 0.2 percent from May and 5.2 percent from the end of last year, Logos Press reported.
In June 2025, the National Bank of Moldova became a member of the Vienna Initiative – a platform for cooperation between the public and private sectors to protect financial stability in emerging economies in Europe, – reports Logos Press.
The deficit of the National Public Budget for the first five months of 2025 reached 5,609, 4 million lei, although at the end of the first quarter it amounted to only 300 million lei, Logos Press reported.
At the end of June 2025, official reserve assets totaled 5,070.24 million euros, up by 221.49 million euros over the month thanks to the EU bailout,” Logos Press reported.
