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The State Property Agency (ARR) of the Republic of Moldova has extended the deadline for investors to submit applications to participate in tenders for the privatization of four state-owned enterprises.
The Moldovan government is proposing to double the budget for the state aid program—from 2 to 4 billion lei—to support more projects aimed at developing and modernizing manufacturing.
The authorities plan to include a risk rating, the number of employees, and the number of vehicles operated by the company in the state registry of motor carriers. The current structure of this registry does not include such data.
More than 1,000 people planning to start their own business or grow an existing one have completed free training as part of the Startup Training Program, which was launched in March 2025. During this time, nine training sessions were held in various regions of Moldova.
Pandora is counting on growth driven by new jewelry collections, despite weak consumer sentiment in the U.S.—the company’s largest market. Pandora CEO Berta de Pablos-Barbier stated that it is precisely these vibrant new products, which are in high demand among customers, that are now becoming one of the main drivers of sales.
Repack Company manufactures packaging for eggs, fruits, and vegetables from waste paper; once this packaging ends up in landfills, it breaks down into environmentally safe components within a few weeks, and the company plans to expand its product line.
The Coca-Cola Company has appointed Victoria Shapron as CEO for Ukraine and Moldova. Shapron announced her appointment on LinkedIn on August 12. She previously worked at AB InBev, Visa, Red Bull, Motorola, and BAT.
Companies with foreign capital may be required to pay social insurance contributions not only for local employees but also for foreign employees.
Adrian Rezmeriță, a native of Moldova, has opened numerous Polonez stores in Ireland that sell goods from Eastern Europe, including Romania. The local Moldovan-Romanian diaspora is among the stores’ primary target customers.
Marshmallows from the “Bucuria” confectionery factory completely disappeared from retail stores in July and early August. The Chisinau-based factory’s flagship product is also unavailable at wholesale outlets, but this does not mean that production has been discontinued.
A group of IT billionaires is building a self-sufficient infrastructure on a remote ranch in Argentina in preparation for a nuclear war or a global catastrophe. Nearly $10 million has already been invested in the project.
Diageo, the world’s largest producer of spirits, has for the first time abandoned its target of a 5–7% annual increase in sales. Instead, the company is preparing for a prolonged period of weak demand and is launching a $1 billion cost-cutting program.
The Ukrainian marketplace Rozetka reported its largest financial losses in the company’s history following damage to its warehouse infrastructure near Kyiv.
The American corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G) has agreed to acquire the dietary supplement manufacturer Thorne for $3.8 billion. The deal will allow the owner of brands such as Ariel, Gillette, Oral-B, and Pampers to significantly strengthen its position in the rapidly growing market for health and wellness products.
The largest distribution center of the Ukrainian marketplace Rozetka, located in Brovary in the Kyiv region, was destroyed following a nighttime attack. The company’s founder, Irina Cecetkina, stated that the warehouse was completely burned down and cannot be restored.
The French fashion house Chanel significantly strengthened its position in the global luxury goods market in the first half of 2026, posting results that substantially outperformed those of most of its competitors. Strong demand for the new collections, created under the leadership of Creative Director Matthieu Blazy, enabled the company to maintain steady growth even amid a challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical environment.
Polaris Aviation Group, an airline that has not yet been officially registered in the Republic of Moldova, has acquired its first aircraft for commercial flights.
The Municipal Center for Entrepreneurship Development (CMDA), a state agency of the Chisinau City Hall, announces that it is now accepting applications for the IMPACT NETWORKS project competition, implemented as part of the EUroBRIDGE_UA_MD European project, funded by the European Union.
Thirty-five legendary companies that have accompanied Moldova’s 35-year journey toward statehood from the very beginning will be included in the “golden list” of Moldovan business history. And the first company named is the joint-stock company “AROMA.”
In the first quarter of 2026, heavy-duty trucks transported 7 million metric tons of cargo. The revised figure for the actual volume of freight transported is nearly double the previously published figure and is cited in official statistics as part of the first ASTRM pilot study conducted in accordance with European standards.
