Annual inflation was 4.8% in January (6.8% in December) and has entered a volatile range, continuously declining since June 2025, according to Logos Press.
Chinese authorities have advised local financial institutions to limit purchases of U.S. Treasury bonds and reduce existing positions, Logos Press reported.
Digital money can change many things, including the principles of the banking system, experts in this field believe. But they will not be able to change the essence of money, Logos Press reports.
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said the eurozone will need time to further boost productivity from the artificial intelligence investment boom, according to Logos Press.
As of January 30, 2026, official reserve assets (international reserves) totaled 5,080.70 million euros, down 23.57 million euros from the situation at the end of last year, according to Logos Press.
The National Bank of Moldova at the meeting of the NBM executive committee on monetary policy on February 5 raised the short-term inflation forecast for the end of this year by 0.7 percentage points and lowered for the second and third quarters of 2027 by 0.1 p.p. compared to the previous forecast in November 2025, Logos Press reported.
According to preliminary data, the national economy has shown a growth of about 2.7 percent in 2025, exceeding the initial forecasts of international partners, Logos Press reported.
An extended meeting of the Economic Council under the Prime Minister was dedicated to guaranteeing young people’s entry into the local labor market, which should be an “investment in the future,” according to Logos Press.
Real household income per capita in the EU has increased by about 7%, compared to the pre-pandemic period. However, the changes between 2019 and 2024 vary widely from country to country, Logos Press reported.
The head of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Nadia Calviño, has called on EU leaders to speed up the creation of a Savings and Investment Union (SIU), calling it a condition for Europe’s competitiveness, Logos Press reports.
The Executive Committee of the National Bank at the first meeting this year, dedicated to updating the monetary policy, decided to reduce the mandatory reserve requirement on attracted funds in MDL and non-convertible currency by 2 percentage points (from 20% to 18%) and on attracted resources in freely convertible currency by 3 p.p. (from 29% to 26%). At the same time leaving the level of the prime rate unchanged – 5% per annum.
On February 5, the Executive Committee of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) unanimously decided to keep the key rate at the current level, confirming experts’ forecasts about the end of the monetary policy easing period, Logos Press reports.
The Ministry of Finance has prepared a simplified version of the state budget for 2026, which sets out the main parameters of the financial document in an accessible form, including on socially important issues of the direction of funds, reports Logos Press.
This is the conclusion of experts, predicting the end of the period of key rate reduction by the National Bank of Moldova (NBM). According to the latest forecast of the NBM, in 2026, inflation is expected to decrease to the average annual level of 4.3%. Last year’s trend of stabilization of food inflation will play an important role in this, Logos Press reports.
The digital Euro project is now in the active phase of preparation. The full-fledged introduction of the digital currency into circulation is scheduled for 2029, but lawmakers are still unable to agree on a new mechanism for non-cash payments, Logos Press reports.
Russian gas deliveries to Europe via the Turkish Stream pipeline remained at a sustained high level of 1.61 billion cubic meters in January, according to an analysis of data from February 2. ENTSOG data compiled by S&P Global Energy CERA, deliveries to Europe via the Turkish Stream pipeline through the Strandzha-2 checkpoint on the Turkish-Bulgarian border averaged 52 million cubic meters per day during the month.
The European Union is ready to sign a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. to develop a “Strategic Partnership Roadmap” within three months. This partnership will focus on finding alternative sources of critical minerals, which are essential components of modern technology, without dependence on China, Logos Press reported.
The World Bank will provide technical support to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in measuring living standards. The planned assistance will focus on aspects related to the preparation and implementation of the next household income budget survey (EU-SILC) according to the EU methodology, Logos Press reported.
Among the EU countries from July 2025 to January 2026, the minimum wage remained unchanged in Belgium, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg and Slovenia. The biggest increases were recorded in Bulgaria, Hungary, Lithuania and Slovakia, where it increased by more than 11% over the period, Logos Press reported.
Countries around the world could create 26% more technology and 15% more entrepreneurial innovation if they made better use of available resources, Logos Press reports.
