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Category: Banks & Finance
Over the past ten years, the National Bank of Moldova’s sanctions policy has gone through several phases: from targeted fines of tens and hundreds of thousands of lei in 2017–2020 to individual sanctions amounting to tens of millions of lei in 2022, and subsequently to a more systematic tightening of supervision in 2025–2026.
The government did not support the abolition of the minimum real estate tax rate proposed by the opposition. The conclusion to its draft was approved at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.
Moldova’s state budget deficit in January-April 2026 was almost half (by 47.9%) higher than in the same period of 2025.
Until June 30, 2026, citizens must pay real estate and land tax. This includes apartments, houses and plots owned by individuals, as well as land plots of peasant (farm) holdings.
In the period from March 2025 to May 31, 2026, the Farm Credit Facilitation Program (FCA) provided financing to 581 micro and small agricultural producers in Moldova. The program was initiated and implemented by the Office of Foreign Aid Program Management together with the Ministry of Finance (MF) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA). The program covered all regions of the country, with the largest share of funding going to the northern region.
According to operative information, the national public budget (NPB) revenues, administered by the State Tax Service, amounted to about 35.4 billion lei in the first 5 months of 2026. This is by 4 billion lei, or 12.6% more compared to the same period last year.
The Moldovan government is raising the cost of domestic borrowing. The Ministry of Finance announced the launch of a new subscription round for government securities (GS) for the period from June 2 to June 14, 2026 through the eVMS.md platform. The fixed interest rates for all subscription terms for government securities (GS) for individuals from the May subscription round remain increased from 7.45% to 7.85%, making investments for citizens more attractive and profitable compared to bank deposits.
Moldova will increase by 150 million euros the loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the implementation of the V Road Rehabilitation Project, bringing the total amount of financing to 300 million euros. The decision is due to the increase in prices for construction materials and labor.
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”.
