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The new Minister of Agriculture Uldis Augulis believes that the reduced VAT rate for essential products should be made permanent.
It is proposed to introduce a fine on suppliers of cash register equipment (CRE) who provide incorrect information to the State Tax Service when certifying the apparatus, and to increase the amount of authorized surplus (or shortage) of money in the cash register.
The improved module “Management of VAT payers” in the Automated Information System “e-Cerere” will reduce the number of errors when filling out applications for VAT refunds, obtaining or withdrawing VAT payer status, etc.
The finance ministers of the EU’s six largest economies – Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands – have agreed to support centralized oversight of the EU’s capital markets. This could be one of the most significant breakthroughs in recent years in the realization of the European single capital market project.
Moldova strengthens protection of the capital market ecosystem. National legislation updates the guarantees for collective investment organizations in line with European realities. These will include guarantees of equality regardless of the country of origin of capital, protection against expropriation, guarantees of freedom of financial transactions and protection in derivatives.
The debate about whether the orthodox methodology of central banks’ containment of inflationary pressures should be followed in view of the “hard times” in the world is heating up with renewed vigor. Experts are questioning whether the role of money should be given so much importance and when it should be done. And what is more important here – canons or common sense.
Investors are more cautious about the future of payment companies – from online services to the world’s largest payment systems. UBS has come to this conclusion after analyzing what business growth is now embedded in share prices.
The program will be structured around several priority areas: developing financial services and digital payments, protecting financial consumers, and strengthening financial education.
The current US administration will not allow the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). This was stated by the Minister of Finance Scott Bessent.
How far does our banking autonomy extend? This and other questions were answered by the Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) during the Conference of Heads of Central Banks of Francophone Countries, which is taking place in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The conference is dedicated to the theme: “Autonomy of the central bank in the conditions of state and public expectations”. The Moldovan governor’s position is understood by the head of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, which was confirmed by both sides in the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation between the ECB and the NBM, as well as in a personal meeting.
The current tax regime applicable to companies undergoing mergers, demergers, asset transfers and share swaps established by the Tax Code will be amended.
The problem of financial pyramids and fraudulent schemes in the online environment is back on the agenda of the legislative body. Grigore Novak, an opposition MP and chairman of the commission for human rights and interethnic relations, demanded official explanations from the Interior Ministry’s leadership regarding the measures taken against platforms that promise quick earnings but “deprive citizens of their last savings”.
The State Tax Service together with the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) announced the uncovering of a new money laundering scheme worth more than LE 10,000,000.
Accelerating the digital transformation of the financial sector will be the main topic of the international conference of the Group of Banking Supervisors of Central and Southeastern Europe (BSCEE), which is held by the National Bank on May 28-29. The event will bring together governors and experts of central banks of 24 BSCEE member countries, as well as representatives of international and European financial institutions.
The government approved the signing of a 218-million-euro loan agreement between Moldova and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for the implementation of a program of operations on sustainable growth policies.
The total volume of foreign direct investments in Moldova at the end of 2025 reached 5.4 billion euros, increasing by 2.6% compared to 2024.
Amendments to the Act on the Procedure for Day Laborers Performing Casual Unskilled Work, which provides for the digitization of the Register of Day Laborers, have been published and are effective as of June 1 of this year.
The World Bank will provide Moldova with a grant of $350 thousand for the development of the information system “Register of pledges of movable property”.
Small discrepancies with the plan – excess in revenues and shortfall in expenditures – led to a 13.7% reduction in the planned state budget deficit. The report on its implementation in 2025 was approved at today’s cabinet meeting.
Suppliers will be able to provide procurement services on behalf of and in the interests of a customer only after registration in the relevant register. This requirement is contained in a regulation drawn up by the Ministry of Finance.
