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More than 20 companies and two associations of food industry manufacturers have appealed to Prime Minister Vasile Tofan and Deputy Prime Minister Eugen Osmocescu, asking them to review the package of proposals they have drafted. The package is aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of this vital sector of the national economy. The core of the proposals is to restore a competitive environment in Moldova’s sugar market.
Bucuria is one of Moldova’s most recognizable brands, with a turnover of nearly 700 million lei. It produces more than 7,800 metric tons of sweets annually and remains the largest player in the country’s confectionery market. In an interview with Infotag, the company’s CEO, Ecaterina Cechina, explained how the business operates, why the factory does not take out loans for expansion, who oversees product quality, and whether the company has any new best-sellers.
The State Tax Service has developed guidelines for providing beauty services. The document is intended to help individuals formalize their business activities.
Opportunities to expand access for Moldovan goods to the U.S. market, as well as ways to improve cooperation between the business community and Moldovan government agencies, were discussed during a visit by Nick Petrovich, Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy, to the flagship facility of “Orhei-Vit” in the city of Orhei.
The Ministry of Finance and the State Tax Service have announced preparations for the eighth round of free training sessions for young entrepreneurs. It will take place on July 14–16, 2026.
The marginal tariff for regular road transportation of passengers between settlements of the republic is set at 0.89 lei/km.
Young entrepreneurs and those planning to start their own business can attend a three-day free training organized by the State Tax Service.
The Secretariat of the Economic Council under the Prime Minister of Moldova, in cooperation with the European Business Association of Moldova, launched two public opinion polls. They are dedicated to freelancers and companies that cooperate with them.
Iute Group, a digital banking group operating in Southeastern Europe, increased total revenue by 13 percent year-on-year to 32.5 million euros in the first quarter of 2026. The Group’s net profit amounted to €2.6 million.
In October 2025, the Moldovan government imposed a de facto ban on sugar imports from Serbia to the Moldovan market for a period of 200 days under the pretext of protecting the sector. This measure was presented as a supportive measure to give local sugar producers another hypothetical chance to “perk up”. Even at the cost of quite real sacrifices imposed on the entire food industry of Moldova. Let us assess what happened in the end.
The sugar market is not about “sweetness”, but about economy in its purest form: excess supply, rising costs and managerial mistakes are instantly converted into price. That is why there is always a lot of information noise around sugar – slogans “let’s provide the market with our own”, “the market needs protection”, “importers are enemies”. But the noise does not change the main thing: the market does not punish imports – the market punishes inefficiency. And today this is evident all over Europe.
The General Assembly of the Association of Exporters and Importers of Grain and Agrofood Products Agrocereale has extended the mandate of the current director Iurie Rizhi for 2026. Nina Telyagă was elected as chairman of the Administrative Council of the organization, a position previously held by Tatiana Onofrei, Logos Press reported.
The Iute Group, a banking group founded in Estonia, has obtained the approval of the National Bank of Ukraine and signed an agreement allowing it to continue the process of setting up a digital bank in Ukraine.
About 13,000 customers will be transferred from RWS Bank, a Ukrainian bank formerly owned by Swedbank Group. IuteBank will be built from scratch as a fully licensed digital bank operating under the supervision of the National Bank of Ukraine. Iute will limit its total investments in Ukraine to EUR 15 million and the bank’s net loss in 2026 will be capped at EUR 3 million.
According to the World Bank, Moldova has the lowest energy consumption per capita in Europe. In 2022, energy consumption per capita in Moldova will be only 1.42 tons of oil equivalent (toe).
Three new clusters will appear in Moldova in the coming years. This was announced at the second National Forum of Clusters, which took place in Chisinau.
Twenty years ago, the tobacco factory in Orhei, International Tobacco SRL, marked a new beginning after a difficult period of survival in the harsh conditions that followed the collapse of the USSR, including the economic crises of the 1990s. With a clear development strategy, well-structured management, and the ambition to keep alive an industry that was once a pillar of Moldova’s economy, International Tobacco SRL not only endured but became one of the country’s top taxpayers, contributing approximately 325 million lei annually in taxes and duties.
The Orhei tobacco factory of International Tobacco Ltd. recently celebrated the twentieth anniversary of its re-launch and rebranding in 2005. From then until now, the company has been continuously developing, becoming one of the most important enterprises for the Moldovan economy.
Moldovan private low-cost carrier FlyOne debuted in the SEE TOP 100 ranking of the largest companies in Southeast Europe for 2024 as the fastest growing company due to the increase in the number of passengers and expansion of routes, – reports Logos Press.
Dutch company Heisterkamp Transportation Solutions, one of the continental leaders in transportation and logistics, has announced the expansion of its operations in Eastern Europe by opening a unit in Moldova Technology Park (MITP), – reports Logos Press.
