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Such a forecast on the air Ukrainian Radio Vasyl Furman, a doctor of economic sciences and a member of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine, has given this forecast on Ukrainian Radio. According to him, the key factor of inflation growth is the war in the Middle East. Fuel prices also affect everything, the expert added. In the USA – the same story with inflation, although they are exporters, not importers of fuel. But in Ukraine, he said, the trend of wage growth continues.
Earlier, Logos Press reported that in April 2026, average consumer prices in Moldova increased by 6.8% year-on-year, while since the beginning of the year – by 4.5%, confirming the trend of acceleration. In March, the annual inflation rate stood at 5.8%, after January’s low of 4.8%.
In April, annual inflation in Moldova is lower than the levels recorded in Turkey (32.4%) and Bulgaria (7.1%). But it exceeds the growth of consumer prices recorded in Georgia (5.9%), Croatia (5.8%), North Macedonia (5.7%), Greece (5.4%), Iceland (5.2%), Belgium (4.1%), Estonia (3.4%), Poland (3.2%), Slovenia (3.1%), Cyprus and Italy (2.8% each), Czech Republic (2.5%), Hungary (2.1%).
