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Parliament will consider the new Investment Law. Among the law’s new provisions are the abolition of the term ‘foreign investor’ and the introduction of the terms ‘strategic investment’ and ‘resident/non-resident’.
The government has approved an adjustment to the state budget, as a result of which the budget deficit will rise to 23.07 billion lei, or 5.95 per cent of GDP. Prime Minister Vasile Tofan acknowledged that the budgetary situation remains difficult.
It is expected that by 2030, the Republic of Moldova will rank 129th out of 180 countries in the global nominal GDP ranking.
The National Bureau of Statistics recorded a 2.3 per cent year-on-year increase in real wages in the second quarter, adjusted for the consumer price index (inflation). Compared with the first quarter of this year, average earnings rose by approximately 6 per cent.
AI is becoming an increasingly integral part of the work of government bodies. The Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalisation is prepared to pay from 16,000 leu per month to a chief AI consultant who will oversee the integration of AI into the country’s digital transformation. The relevant recruitment process has already begun.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has announced new maximum prices for petrol and diesel, which will come into effect on 2 September.
Between 24 and 31 August 2026, revenue from the Customs Service to the state budget totalled over 950.14 million lei, which is 25.3 per cent higher than the target for the reporting period.
The government has extended the state of heightened readiness in the energy and hydrological sectors by 30 days amid regional risks and drought.
The current increase in gas rates has not sparked a broad public debate about how it will affect the production of essential goods. As always, it was mainly politicians and experts who spoke out, and the discussion focused more on the direct impact of the new rates on the general public. Any mention of the indirect rise in the cost of bread, sugar, dairy products, and so on—if it was mentioned at all—was only in passing. The same goes for the problems faced directly by the producers of these goods.
There are currently 20 clusters operating in the Republic of Moldova, most of which were established with support from UNDP Moldova. Of these, 19 are small clusters, and one is a large cluster.
The Republic of Moldova has fallen to 136th place out of 145 countries in the Global Firepower 2026 military power ranking.
The Republic of Moldova’s GDP accounts for 0.1% of the gross domestic product of the 27 member states of the European Community.
Moldova is introducing new rules for defense procurement, aligned with EU standards. The law, published in the “Official Gazette,” provides for special procedures—including closed tenders—for procurements intended for the military and security agencies, designed to protect military information and ensure the security of the supply chain. The new provisions will take effect on January 1, 2027.
The government says it has cut spending on the Independence Day concert by more than 2.7 million lei. Initially, the cost of the event was estimated at 12.6 million lei, but the final amount came to 9,858,843 lei—21% less.
The government is insisting that several key clarifications be made to the draft law on grain import licensing. The Cabinet’s position, along with its comments and proposals, is set forth in the review, which has been published.
The government should not cut public spending simply by reducing the number of civil servants: some government agencies today carry out tasks that did not exist ten years ago, and European integration continues to increase the workload on the bureaucracy. Finance Minister Viktoria Belous made this statement in an interview with Logos Press.
Issues related to technical capabilities and the effectiveness of customs controls took center stage at a meeting between representatives of the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova and representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD) program.
The Ministry of Finance is proposing to raise the preferential VAT rate for agricultural products from 8% to 12%. Finance Minister Victoria Belous believes that this change will allow for a more even distribution of the tax burden between raw material producers and processors.
The Ukrainian publication finance.ua conducted a comparative analysis of average and minimum wages in Ukraine and other countries in our region.
During the first two weeks of September, the release of water from the Dniester Reservoir downstream will be reduced from the current 75 to 60 cubic meters per second.
