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The rate of increase in prices for petroleum products in Moldova is accelerating.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), more than half of industrial output is sold on the domestic market. According to the agency’s latest report for 2025, the share of domestic consumption of local industrial products reached 68.6%.
The authorities are analyzing the issues raised by the business community and preparing a package of measures to streamline procedures. This was announced by Prime Minister Vasile Tofan. He instructed the relevant agencies to prepare proposals by September 9 to reduce the administrative burden on entrepreneurs.
Energy companies and Moldova’s largest business associations have called on the Cabinet of Ministers to accelerate energy market reform, stating that investors continue to be hindered by protracted procedures, a lack of grid infrastructure, and regulatory uncertainty. These issues were the central focus of the Ministry of Energy’s first consultations with market participants.
The government has no plans to launch a large-scale privatization program at this time, but it is preparing pilot sales of unused state assets to demonstrate the transparency of such procedures. This was stated by Prime Minister Vasile Tofan.
According to official reports from the Ministry of Finance for the first half of 2026, public debt figures were determined by trends in both domestic and external debt—which together rose to 142.8 billion lei. However, net financing of budget expenditures in June turned negative for the first time.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has published new maximum prices for gasoline and diesel fuel, which will take effect on July 29.
As of the end of 2025, Moldovan employers owed their employees more than 165 million lei in wages and other employment-related payments. More than 10.8 thousand workers were affected by these delays.
Fuel prices will rise significantly again tomorrow: diesel will go up by 42 ban, and gasoline by 24 ban.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), sales by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) rose by 15.5% in 2025, and their share of Moldova’s economy increased by 1.7% over the course of the year.
From July 20 to 26, 2026, revenue from the Customs Service to the state budget totaled more than 861.5 million lei, which is 102.2% higher than the target for the reporting period.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Vasile Tofan, states that he maintains an ongoing dialogue with the business community to identify the challenges faced by entrepreneurs and to find solutions aimed at developing the economy.
Moldova will need approximately 2.04 billion euros to modernize its sewer and wastewater treatment systems in accordance with EU requirements. Due to the significant costs involved, the reform will be implemented in phases, and some of these costs may affect rates in the future.
In July, the Medicines Commission of the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (AMDM) approved the registration of 39 drugs. Of these, 33 were registered for the first time on the Moldovan market, while six others were re-registered.
Investments in energy conservation in Moldova are economically viable but face significant barriers. The economy’s high energy intensity, rising utility rates, and government programs worth billions of lei underscore the urgency of modernization. However, the process is being held back by a lack of effectiveness assessments—for example, for large-scale government housing modernization programs costing 1.4 billion lei.
Moldova has launched a new round of privatization, putting a number of state-owned assets in the industrial, construction, publishing, and chemical sectors up for sale.
The ninth and final session of the free training program for aspiring entrepreneurs will take place August 11–13, 2026, in Comrat.
By 2029, the government intends to enhance the competitiveness of at least 70 companies operating in rural tourism and promote international certification in the field of medical tourism.
The ratio of the average housing price in Moldova to the average annual income is such that a person would need 12.1 years’ worth of salary to make a purchase. Based on this indicator, our country ranks 129th out of 180 countries worldwide.
According to the results of a business survey, economic activity and the number of employees are expected to remain relatively stable in the third quarter of 2026, while sales revenue and product prices are projected to grow moderately.
