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The current account deficit of the Balance of Payments in Q3 2025 was $867 million compared to $995 million in Q2 and $883 million in Q3 2024, Logos Press reported.

There is a paradoxical situation in the municipal council. Since December 3, attempts have been made to hold a meeting, but it cannot not only take place, but even close due to the lack of quorum. Therefore, the meeting is constantly postponed. Even more paradoxical is the fact that about a month has passed since the last, ninth attempt to approve the municipality’s budget for 2025. But neither it, nor the budget for the next year 2026 is discussed in the council today.

The execution of the state social insurance budget for the first 11 months of 2025 ended with a slight deficit of 27.1 million lei, showing a slight deviation from the plan, Logos Press reported.

The state budget deficit exceeded 8.3 billion lei as of October 31, 2025, while it did not reach 7 billion lei at the beginning of October 2025, Logos Press reported.

On Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Finance made public the draft Budget Law for 2026. And on Thursday, at an extraordinary meeting, the government approved it, although initially it was decided to give the social partners an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the document and express their opinion on it. Especially since it was developed with a serious violation of the budget calendar.

According to the draft Budget Law for 2026, the national public budget deficit will exceed the current figure and reach a level of 5.7% of GDP, while it is expected to reach 5.04% in the current year, Logos Press reported.

The Moldovan Parliament adopted in the second reading amendments to the Law on State Budget for 2025, increasing its deficit by 304.6 million lei (+1.7%) – up to 18 billion 211 million lei.

Problems in Romania’s energy sector may lead to higher electricity prices in Moldova. As part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) in 2021, Romania committed to the European Union to finally decommission coal-fired power plants with a total capacity of 1,755 MW by January 1, 2026. This includes 1,305 MW at the Oltenia power complex.

Progress in convergence with the EU legislation on the chapter “Free movement of capital” is visible to the naked eye. Liberalization of currency regulation has been underway for a number of years. Now it has entered a decisive stage. Anca Dragu, the governor of the NBM, admits that her experience will allow the National Bank to play a leading role in the negotiations with the EU on this issue. The thirst for investments, however, does not guarantee their arrival. The free movement of capital brings with it, according to experts, many other …

The current account deficit widened by 76% to $2.026 billion in the first half of 2025, Logos Press reported.

The state budget deficit for the first eight months of 2025 amounted to 7.5 million lei against 7.3 million lei at the end of July, Logos Press reported.

In July 2025, $347 million worth of goods were exported, a 30.3 percent increase from June 2025 and a 21.8 percent increase from July 2024.