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Category: Economy & Law
The American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova (AmCham Moldova) proposed to reform the process of preparation and approval of normative acts, stating the need to increase the transparency, predictability and quality of regulation. The relevant proposals were sent to the Parliament and the State Chancellery.
The cab services market in Chisinau, whose annual turnover is estimated at 2 billion lei, has once again been in the center of attention of lawmakers. According to deputy Alexandru Trubka, official reports show only 1.2 billion lei, which means that about 800 million lei remain out of sight of the tax authorities.
The sanctions applicable to owners of exchange offices for circumventing currency transaction rules will be moved to the Contravention Code.
The State Procurement Agency is planning to reorganize its activities and increase the number of staff to cope with the new responsibilities assigned to the agency. The relevant draft government decree envisages an increase in the maximum number of staff from 32 to 39 units.
The State Tax Service of Ukraine (STS) has revealed a large-scale scheme to transfer money abroad. We are talking about more than 2.3 thousand companies that made foreign economic transactions for more than 198bn hryvnias ($4.47bn or 77bn Moldovan lei) and then virtually disappeared.
Parliament initiates public hearings to find solutions to combat phone and online fraud.
The European Parliament has agreed on a new migration law that will allow the establishment of centers for deporting migrants outside the EU. The document will also expand the authorities’ powers to search for migrants and increase the terms of their detention. Critics have already called the document a “xenophobic turn” in the bloc’s migration policy.
Excessive noise in commercial and catering facilities will be authorized by the authorities. The National Agency for Public Health will have the right to detect and investigate such offenses.
The Customs Service informs that the follow-up checks carried out between May 4 and May 29, 2026, revealed additional customs liabilities amounting to MDL 3.89 million, which will be recovered and transferred to the state budget.
The State Agency for Intellectual Property (AGEPI) represented Moldova at the 18th European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation “EUROINVENT”, which took place from May 28 to 30, 2026, at the Palace of Culture in Iasi.
The government plans to change tariffs for special courier services from January 1, 2027, according to a draft developed by the Information and Security Service (ISS).
The FBI announced the seizure of more than 127,000 BTC worth about $8 billion as part of Operation Blackout, an international operation against scam centers and related networks.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has urged citizens to be as vigilant as possible against the backdrop of increasing cases of telephone fraud.
Major technology companies including Meta, ByteDance, Snap and YouTube have agreed to pay $27 million to settle claims by a school district in the US state of Kentucky. The schools accused the platforms of exacerbating a mental health crisis among students.
Cab app owners will be obliged to make all payments in Moldova only through local banks or legal payment systems.
The Romanian Parliament has passed a bill banning the sale of state-owned shares in companies and credit institutions, including shares in companies listed on the stock exchange, until December 31, 2027, regardless of the size of the state stake.
The Court of Appeal of South Gagauzia has canceled the decision of the Comrat Court to declare the former chairman of the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia, Dimitri Constantinov, wanted. Earlier, the Comrat Court sentenced him to 12 years of imprisonment.
Skuleni Customs officers foiled an attempt to smuggle a shipment of drones and drone accessories out of the country.
The Moldovan legislation was supplemented with norms concerning the provision of state support. It is specified that the support is provided only to enterprises – entities that carry out economic activity.
By the end of 2025, about 60% of judges included in the integrity verification (vetting) procedure have been assessed. These are figures from the final report of the Ministry of Justice on the implementation of the Justice Sector Independence and Integrity Strategy 2022-2025.
