Ирина Маценко

The Moldovan tourism business increased its revenues by 16%, earning 421 million lei in the first quarter,” Logos Press reported.

A deal that could not be closed for more than a year will be finalized in Moldovan retail. The Competition Council authorized Moldretail Group to merge with Fourchette-M,” Logos Press reported.

Two Moldovan air carriers accounted for more than half of the passenger traffic,” Logos Press reported.

Franzeluta increased its Easter baked goods sales in 2025 to 170 tons, surpassing last year’s 160 tons, Logos Press reported.

Today, May 2, an emergency occurred at the Topaz factory in Chisinau. The general director Inna Linnik was not allowed to enter the factory on the orders of the new management, whose authority has not been confirmed by anyone,” Logos Press reported.

A year late, the government has approved the national system of tobacco product traceability (Track and Trace). The main thing that business was expecting from this document was the Technical Regulation, which sets standards for tracking tobacco products both imported and domestically produced,” according to Logos Press.

In Moldova, the requirements for the quality of meat semi-finished products and products are changing. The innovations concern updating standards, increasing control over retail, and strengthening consumer protection,” Logos Press reports.

Cash withdrawals in stores with POS terminals will be limited to 1,000 lei per transaction and no more than 100,000 lei per month. At the request of the Economy Ministry, the cabinet approved the initiative to support the digital economy and e-services, Logos Press reported.

Exactly three years ago, in April 2022, Moldova imposed a ban on online trade in e-cigarettes. At that time, their official imports reached 20 million lei, or one third of the real turnover. Logos Press decided to find out how the situation on the vape market has changed since then, and how effectively their sales channels are regulated.

The European Commission has fined American corporations Apple and Meta 500 million euros and 200 million euros respectively for violations of the law on digital markets, – reports Logos Press with reference to DW.

Pharmaceutical market turnover rose 2% in the first quarter to €67.7 million, according to Logos Press.

This week the next round of the national EcoVoucher program was launched, with a total cost of 150 million lei. The project is high-profile, but it is no less problematic. Both businessmen and officials agreed with this, discussing the failures of the program, which is financed by EU funds.