In the first six months of 2026, the National Health Insurance Company generated revenues of approximately 7.3 billion lei. These revenues increased by 444 million lei, or 6.5%, compared to the same period in 2025.
Europe is the fastest-warming continent on the planet: its climate is changing at roughly twice the global average rate. As temperatures continue to rise, a key question arises: Is Europe prepared for a hotter future?
This year, 300 Moldovan companies—twice as many as last year—will participate in the second “Domestic Product” exhibition. It will take place August 28–30 at “Moldexpo” in the capital.
“We’ll run out of money by September. We’re waiting for funds to come in so we can keep going after September,” said Chandramuli Ramanathan, Assistant Secretary-General for Program Planning, Finance, and Budget, on July 1.
A court in Chisinau has handed down a verdict in a major fraud case. A young woman who came to Moldova from Latvia after responding to an ad on Telegram acted as a courier and collected more than 200,000 lei (about 10,000 euros) from a defrauded resident of the capital.
In the first six months of 2026, tax revenues administered by the State Tax Service (STS) increased by 11.4%.
In Moldova, arbitration institutions will be established on a permanent basis within chambers of commerce, stock exchanges, unions, associations, or other organizations. They will operate in accordance with the regulations approved by them. However, arbitration institutions may not be established within government agencies.
The State Tax Service has awarded 100 businesses in Moldova with “Highly Trusted Taxpayer” certificates. Under the law, these businesses are exempt from tax audits for two years.
The Ministry of Finance and the State Tax Service have announced preparations for the eighth round of free training sessions for young entrepreneurs. It will take place on July 14–16, 2026.
Sergey K., a Ukrainian national, is believed to have played a key role in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. He has been in a pretrial detention center for several months. Now, the German Federal Prosecutor’s Office has upgraded the charges against him: instead of “subversion against the constitutional order,” the charges now involve war crimes.
“The European Union cannot ‘kill its own industry because of climate change,'” said Manfred Weber, chairman of the European People’s Party, amid a grueling heat wave that has swept across Europe, claimed about 1,300 lives, and reignited the debate over the bloc’s climate policy.
The Ministry of Finance has developed a mechanism for applying VAT and excise taxes to goods imported into Moldova by business entities registered in Transnistria.
In addition to the existing environmental fees that are currently paid into the budget, new fees will be introduced into the law, increasing the tax burden on businesses that violate environmental regulations in the course of their operations.
Five localities in the Floresti and Soldanesti districts have decided to merge into a single municipality to improve the quality of services and attract new investment in infrastructure. As a financial incentive, the government will provide them with approximately 26 million lei for development.
A massive surge in investment in artificial intelligence, which has driven global stock markets to record highs, could end in a financial crash, warns the Bank for International Settlements.
Due to the extreme heat, the Eiffel Tower in Paris has grown by about 10 cm, and the angle of its top has changed.
Moldova is required to transpose the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on crypto-asset markets and amending Regulations (EU) No. 1093/2010 and (EU) No. 1095/2010, as well as the MiCA Regulation, by December 2026.
As part of the fiscal and tax policy for 2027, the Ministry of Finance is proposing to repeal the provision requiring regulatory authorities to give advance notice of upcoming tax audits at businesses. Business representatives disagree with this change.
A flat VAT rate of 20% on natural gas, electricity, and heating will lead to the impoverishment of citizens and the weakening of the national economy.
This simplification of the transit procedure is provided for in the new transit information system (NCTS), which, overall, significantly improves customs procedures.
