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Over the next five years, the balance of power among the world’s largest economies may change significantly. India will make the most impressive leap to the top of the list.
In April 2026, the net demand of economic agents (legal entities) for foreign currency in Moldova was covered by the net supply from individuals by 80.5%. This indicator shows a decrease compared to March, when the level of coverage amounted to 92.0%. The main indicators and tendencies of the foreign exchange market, according to the official reports of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), were formed under the influence of business activity recovery and servicing of external liabilities.
As a result of control at the border points, inspectors of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) revealed substandard goods: a batch of buckwheat (132 kg), two batches of dill and parsley (26 tons), three batches of surrogate cheese (about 1.5 tons).
The Council of the European Union has decided to suspend customs duties on imports of nitrogen fertilizers used in the bloc’s agriculture for a year. This measure is designed to reduce the costs of European farmers by about 60 million euros.
In the south of Moldova, the construction of a multifunctional production workshop, which will be part of a business incubator in Cimislia, was completed. The volume of investments amounted to 15.74 million lei.
On Friday, investment bank JPMorgan warned that Turkey’s central bank is likely to raise its key interest rate to 40%. The increase could come before the next scheduled meeting in June, given the current market volatility caused by political factors.
The potential of Moldovan agriculture and food industry was presented at the Moldova-Italy agri-food business forum in Rome by the head of the MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, Ludmila Catlabuga. The event was organized to strengthen economic cooperation between institutions and companies from the two states.
The draft law on the regulation of public parking lots provoked heated discussions during parliamentary consultations. Sergiu Popovici, head of the department at the General Directorate of Urban Mobility of the Chisinau Municipal Council, believes that the local parking fee should be retained in the Tax Code.
Latvia’s Ministry of Economy has signed an agreement with food traders to reduce the VAT rate from 21% to 12% on basic food products in stores from July 1 this year. The list includes bread, fresh milk, chilled poultry meat and eggs.
In the period from March 2025 to May 22, 2026, 554 micro and small enterprises in the agricultural sector of the Moldovan economy were financed under the “Fund for Agricultural Credit” (FCA) program implemented by the Office for the Management of Foreign Aid Programs (OGPAE) together with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry. Of these, loans for 71 enterprises were approved by May 2026. The program covered all regions of the country.
US holding Authentic Brands Group has announced the purchase of the Lee denim brand from Kontoor Brands, the owner of Wrangler and Helly Hansen. The value of the deal could reach $1 billion, including an initial payment of $750 million and additional payments tied to the future financial performance of the brand. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the coming days, repair works will start in the center of the capital, on August 31, 1989 – the section between Alexandru Pushkin Street and Gavriela Benulescu-Bodoni Street.
Today, May 22, marks the International Day for Biological Diversity. The event was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1995 (special resolution (No. A/RES/49/119) based on the recommendation of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which was held in 1994). It has been celebrated since 2001.
DHL Group shares rose significantly on Friday, May 22, after Deutsche Bank sharply improved its assessment of the company from “hold” to “buy” and raised its target price from 48 euros to 56 euros. At the trades, the securities added 3.6%.
Moldova ranked 15th out of 25 countries with the worst health care in the world.
The European film industry has joined the fight against one of the biggest media deals of recent years. Industry representatives called on the European Union to scrutinize the possible merger of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance, fearing that the new media giant would increase Hollywood’s influence on the European market.
The European Commission said Thursday it has sharply lowered its forecast for Romania’s economic growth in 2026 to 0.1 percent from 1.1 percent projected last fall.
Online stores and national pavilions under the brand “Made in Moldova” may appear in China. The Chinese Minister of Agriculture Zhang Zhu proposed to open them directly on the largest Chinese trade platforms during a meeting with Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi.
Since the transfer of star Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo to Al Nasr Club from Saudi Arabia in the 2022-2023 season, everyone has been expecting victories from the club. But they never came.
European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Valdis Dombrovskis said Russia is using the crisis in the Middle East to make profits, but the EU will not relax the sanctions regime for the sake of cheaper oil or gas supplies. Even in the face of global energy fluctuations.
