The average monthly nominal gross monthly salary by economic activity in the third quarter of 2025 amounted to 15,487.8 lei. In the education sector it reached 12,713.3 lei or 82.1% of the average for the economy. A teacher with this salary earns about 152 thousand lei per year, while the incomes of top officials and heads of state structures are measured in millions.
Demographic pressure on the state social insurance budget will only increase. Parliament passed the first reading of the draft law on the social insurance budget for 2026: two-thirds of the expenditures are earmarked for pensions, Logos Press reported.
The draft state budget was passed in the first reading with the votes of the ruling PAS party,” Logos Press reported.
The demographic forecast indicates that Moldova will face a rapid decline in population over the next two decades. Olga Gagauz, Doctor of Science, Associate Professor at the National Institute of Economic Research, in her analysis tells about three scenarios of the situation development. Scenario 1 (low) – the most probable, it assumes a reduction in the population to 1,835,900 in 2040, or approximately by 24%. Scenario 2 (medium) predicts a decrease in population to 1,955.6 thousand people by 2040 (-19.3%). Scenario 3 (high) is the most optimistic and assumes the smallest decrease in population to 2,101.7 thousand people (-13.3%).
Parliament has considered and passed in the first reading a sweeping package of tax changes. The opposition called the draft a “camouflaged” fiscal policy and mostly did not vote in favor of it, Logos Press reported.
The reasons for Moldova’s inclusion in the international “blacklist” of the Paris Memorandum on Maritime Security have become known. The parliament voiced cases of drug trafficking, explosions and fires, incidents with weapons and other serious violations on Moldovan-flagged ships, Logos Press reported.
Moldovan exporters quickly mastered the procedures of the New Computerized Transit System (NCTS).
Moldova’s state port is not for sale – there are no such plans or discussions. Negotiations between the EBRD and the Romanian port of Constanta are being held solely on the purchase and sale of the Giurgiulesti International Free Port, Logos Press reports.
The Promo-LEX Association suggested developing the “Kiveri Plan” (Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Valeriu Kiveri – editor’s note) in order to join efforts in the reintegration of Moldova and to involve citizens from the left bank of the Dniester in this process, Logos-Press reported.
President Maia Sandu has appointed former Prime Minister Dorin Recean as special emissary for development and sustainability, Logos Press reported.
Eugeniu Osmokescu, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization, has proposed the creation of a Development Bank of Moldova, Logos Press reported.
Eugeniu Buzatu, Acting General Director of Energocom SA, received income in 2024 not only from the Moldovan company – “subject-mom”, but also from the subsidiary company – “Energocom Gas & Power” Ltd, – reports Logos Press.
Several large transportation companies created by Moldovan entrepreneurs in the United States have moved their call centers to Moldova, Logos Press reports.
President Maia Sandu called for increasing the professionalism of journalists because “at the global level, the fight for democracy will not only take place in elections – it will largely take place in the information space, Logos Press reported.
The majority of Ukrainian refugees in Moldova (91%) feel safe and accepted by local communities. Nevertheless, 9% have at least once encountered hostile attitudes, mostly verbal aggression, Logos Press reports.
The only offer for the creation of the eco-tourist route “Zamca” in the north of Moldova exceeded the budget by almost 2 million lei, and the tender had to be announced anew, – reports Logos Press.
Reforming the administrative-territorial structure and strengthening institutional capacities are crucial for Moldova’s preparation for accession to the European Union, Logos Press reports.
The state recognizes existing economic inequalities and is taking steps to mitigate them. However, the transition to a more predictable economy requires an end to the war.
The draft budget of Balti municipality for 2026 envisages revenues of 1,204,217.1 thousand lei, expenditures of 1,245,363.4 thousand lei and a deficit of 41,146.3 thousand lei, Logos Press reported.
The United Nations estimates the total cost of Ukraine’s post-war recovery and reconstruction at $524 billion over the next decade. These figures are up to date as of the end of 2024, with the cost estimates increasing every year. New figures are expected by the end of this year.
