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International online platforms, including eMag, Temu, Amazon, are actively used in Moldova as a shopping channel from abroad, but they do not work as an export tool for local producers. This was stated by businessman Mircea Baciu, commenting on the development of cross-border e-commerce in the country.

The products of the Chisinau-based factory Viorica Cosmetic entered the Turkish retail market and started to be sold in the BIM chain of stores. This was reported by the Moldovan Embassy in Turkey.

The beauty industry has found a new audience where no one has looked before – in the Formula 1 paddock. While motorsport has been associated for decades with oil giants, watch brands and energy companies, Sephora, Charlotte Tilbury and LVMH have all hit the tracks in 2026. The reason is simple: women have become one of the fastest growing segments of the championship’s audience.

AmCham Moldova presented the third edition of the METRIX survey (Moldova Economic Transformation and Reform Index). The survey showed an increase in the index of business environment perception while macroeconomic problems persist.

The Ministry of Economy has drafted a bill harmonizing the national legal framework with the provisions of the European directive applicable to independent trade agents. It will be considered at the next government meeting.

Danish jewelry brand Pandora reported first quarter results that exceeded analysts’ expectations despite weakening demand in its key market, North America.

The State Services Agency (SSA) will adjust the tariffs for the services it provides. A new chapter 12 – “Registration, licensing and certification services” – will be included in the government resolution regulating the provision of state services in the sphere of registration and licensing of legal units. The document will be considered by the government in the near future.

The Government of the Republic of Moldova is considering a draft decision that would exempt a number of state-owned enterprises and joint-stock companies from profit deductions or dividends accrued on the net profit earned in 2025. The measure affects four strategic entities: SE Mileștii Mici, SE Poșta Moldovei, SE MoldATSA and JSC Cricova.

As of May 1, 2026, a new entrepreneurial patent form is issued in Moldova. It contains a number of data about the holder and its identification is done by means of a QR code.

The counterfeiting market continues to expand and is becoming faster and more flexible. This is the conclusion reached by Entrupy, a company specializing in AI-authenticated goods, in its annual State of the Fake 2026 report. According to the study, in 2025, 8.1% of all verified products were found to be counterfeit.

EU restrictions on short-term rentals have not stopped the market: it continues to grow at nearly double-digit rates and is approaching the 1 billion overnight stays mark.

The Law on SMEs will regulate the rules for determining the average number of employees of enterprises. For this purpose, it will be supplemented with a new Article 55, according to which the number of employees will correspond to the average number of persons employed during the year, determined on a monthly basis.

Payment company PayPal on April 29 announced a reorganization of the business. The management structure will be divided into three areas, one of which will focus on digital assets.

For almost 20 years, a group of companies related to the owners of the Transnistrian holding Sheriff has been operating in Germany. Some of them are even directly controlled by businessmen Victor Gusan and Ilya Kazmala or members of their families.

Vasile Negru of Budesti produces coffins for the local market and for export.

The American company Palantir Technologies, known for its software solutions for data analysis and cooperation with government agencies, has unexpectedly found itself at the center of a fashionable discussion. The occasion was the presentation of a branded “lightweight work jacket” published in social network X by Eliano A. Yunes, head of the company’s strategic communications department.

Since from March 1, 2026 in Moldova sick leaves are issued exclusively in digital format, the Temporary Instruction on the manner of their filling out by the employer has been annulled. The corresponding Order of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has been published and entered into force.

The third program of the Tulip business incubator was launched in Chisinau. By offering a combination of training, mentoring and financial support, the incubator reduces risks in the implementation of startups.

According to Alpan Akpece, General Director of Efes Moldova, the enterprise has completed a large investment project on modernization of production lines – the most important one both for the company itself and for the development of the brewing industry of the country.

The law on the activities of real estate agents was published yesterday, April 23, 2026. But before it enters into force on January 23, 2027, the government will have to develop a subordinate regulatory framework to it and bring the current legislation in line with the new provisions.
