It may seem surprising, but it’s a fact: the government agency responsible for the state’s finances makes errors in its accounting of fixed and current assets—and these errors are quite significant.
The eurozone economy shrank by 0.2% in January-March 2026 compared to the previous quarter, according to revised Eurostat data. This is the first decline in eurozone GDP recorded since the fourth quarter of 2022.
The National Bureau of Statistics launches the pilot statistical survey “Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Households” in accordance with European standards and requirements of the EU Regulation. The main objective of the survey is to assess the degree of digitalization of society and to understand how citizens integrate modern technologies into their everyday life.
The dollar hit a near two-month high on Monday amid a strong U.S. jobs report that boosted expectations of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve (Fed) this year.
In anticipation of the opening of the international stock exchange, Moldova is urgently acquiring European stock market standards. The capital market legislation is complemented by a reference legal framework for the regulation of financial benchmarks (benchmarks) used in the calculation of the value of financial instruments, loans and investment contracts. This initiative is aimed at implementing an analogue of the EU Benchmark Regulation (BMR) within the framework of harmonization of the national legislation with the European Union norms.
Exchange prices for gas in Europe began the new week with a noticeable growth, breaking the mark of 600 dollars per thousand cubic meters, for the first time since mid-May, follows from the data of the London exchange ICE. In the morning, the figure is 607.9 dollars (+4.6%). Dynamics of quotations is given from the estimated price of the previous trading day – 581.4 dollars per thousand cubic meters.
Moldova has 2,365.6 thousand permanent residents as of January 1, 2026, having “lost” about 22.9 thousand (1%) of the country’s population during the year. Preliminary data is published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The annual loss remains tangible, but there is also some slowdown in depopulation processes. This conclusion should, obviously, follow after comparing the figures of loss in 2005 (-22.9 thousand) and in 2024 (-27 thousand), which the NBS draws attention to in the beginning of the official publication.
Major investors are predicting the collapse of the neural network economy in its current form. Billionaire Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, has predicted the deflation of the artificial intelligence bubble. The reasons will be related not so much to the financial failure of companies working in this field, but to the banal desire of investors to lock in profits. All the signs of retreat are already in place. Meanwhile, a downturn in the AI sector could hit the broader economy: first of all, the American economy, but eventually the global economy as well.
Last year, the degree of utilization of funds from external sources amounted to 96.2%, decreasing compared to the previous year. Out of the total amount of 16.7 billion lei allocated from external sources, 78.2 per cent was used to support the state budget and only 21.8 per cent to implement development projects. This is stated in the Audit Chamber’s audit report on the government’s fulfillment of the state budget in 2025. This applies both to loans taken by the government and grants.
Banks overseeing the deal have given notice to exclude clients from Hong Kong and China from the offering due to regulatory risks and compliance difficulties. Sources close to the situation said the underwriters involved in SpaceX’s $75 billion initial public offering have been advised not to accept orders from Hong Kong and Chinese investors. The decision was made because of U.S. restrictions on the export of critical technologies.
The official reserve assets of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) at the end of May 2026 amounted to €5,188.27 million. Compared to April 2026, when the reserves amounted to €5,209.83 million, there was a decrease of €21.56 million. The decrease in official reserve assets in May was mainly due to domestic financial liabilities and seasonal servicing of external debt. According to the official data of the NBM, the key factors of the balance change were mainly payments on external debt in the amount of 30.07 million euros and net outflow on required foreign exchange reserves of licensed banks in the amount of 20.42 million euros.
The eurozone economy showed a downturn at the beginning of the year, caused by a significant decline in Ireland’s performance, which necessitated a revision of earlier forecasts. According to Eurostat data presented on Friday, the region’s gross domestic product contracted by 0.2% in the first quarter, while previously it was expected to increase by 0.1%.
The securitization model is created as a two-level gateway attracting domestic and foreign capital. The new instrument will allow diversifying the domestic stock market. Moldovan securities will become understandable and legally protected for European institutional investors, international investment funds and development banks, and in the future it is planned to attract private investors looking for an alternative to classic bank deposits and government securities.
Yesterday, the World Bank Board of Directors approved a Growth and Sustainability Policy Loan (DPL) to Moldova. The credit line is intended to strengthen competitiveness, job creation, market efficiency and transparency, and economic integration with the European Union (EU).
Currency strategists predict that the US dollar exchange rate will remain in a certain range in the near future and then weaken by the end of the year. Although analysts expected it to weaken, their confidence has waned in recent months and they now forecast a smaller decline or even a rise in the exchange rate. This is due to optimism about the imminent end of the conflict in the Middle East and its temporary impact on inflation.
The unemployment rate in the first quarter at the national level amounted to 10.4% against the previously declared 3-4%, calculated according to the ILO methodology. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) cited the data, arguing that the new figures are based on the transition of the agency from 2026 to the labor force survey instruments according to the standards of the European Union.
Today, June 4, 2026, the banking system of the Republic of Moldova celebrates the 35th anniversary of its foundation. The professional holiday is dedicated to the establishment of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) in 1991. It was founded by talented Moldovan financiers and the country’s leading commercial banks, which are also celebrating their anniversary today.
Patients in several European countries are facing unprecedented waiting times for medical care, according to a major Euronews Health analysis based on fresh OECD data. In some categories of planned treatment, they reach almost two years. Unlike many European countries, the Moldovan legislation does not have a clear regulation strictly limiting the maximum waiting time for planned services. And they are still deliberately shorter.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that global oil inventories could reach critical levels ahead of summer demand if the current rate of inventory drawdown continues.
The possible conclusion of a peace treaty between the U.S. and Iran before the meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB), which will be held next week, does not deprive the regulator of the grounds for raising interest rates. This was stated by Pierre Wunsch, head of the Belgian central bank, in an interview with the Financial Times, making it clear that he is strongly in favor of a rate increase.
