Digitalization
The Chisinau GPeC Meetup brought together local entrepreneurs, e-commerce experts, business representatives and technology specialists in a day dedicated to growth strategies and online commerce development. The event, organized by FAN Courier with the support of iute Moldova, focused on specific solutions, current trends and expansion opportunities for businesses in the region.
The first day of Global Money Week 2026 started with a bang. On March 16, iute Moldova and Energbank, part of the international consortium Iute Group, joined forces to hold financial education events within the #YouthEconomy project. The event gathered more than 70 students from the National Trade College ASEM, who met with Sergiu Sobuleac, CEO of iute Moldova, and Lilia Boico, Chairman of the Board of Energbank.
Moldovan consumer’s actions in 2026 are changing under the influence of prices, digitalization and online communities. Such data were cited by Angela Cizhevski, CEO of Xplane Market Research, Logos Press reports.
Until April 30, 2026 individuals-citizens must file income tax returns for 2025. The State Tax Service reminds about this, emphasizing that it refers to individuals who do not carry out entrepreneurial activities.
Billionaire Ilon Musk in his network X account announced the launch of a new ambitious project TERAFAB, jointly run by SpaceX and Tesla, on March 22.
Robert Levine sold a home in Cooper City, S.C., for $954,800, or $100,000 more than the price offered by real estate agents, according to Logos Press.
Fitness app Strava is back in the spotlight after a French navy sailor posted his workout results on it, allowing outsiders to pinpoint the movements of an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea.
Thousands of hearing aids for children and adults with varying degrees of hearing loss will be delivered to the country’s health care facilities between 2026 and 2028. All devices will be digital, with high sound quality, minimal noise, and include individual attachments and batteries.
Users of Meta Corporation’s products (Facebook, Instagram, Threads) have been officially notified of the closure of Horizon Worlds, a platform that was positioned as a meta universe, Logos Press reports.
Beijing is betting on one of the world’s most talked-about markets – overweight drugs. At the center of attention is the American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, whose developments are already changing the industry.
The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) is introducing a national Open Banking standard, obliging 15 payment service providers to implement secure API interfaces. This allows users to securely manage accounts with different banks through a single application, which is in line with the European Directive.
The Internet went crazy for the song “Hawak Mo Ang Beat,” a track that went viral on TikTok, Instagram Reels and Facebook in a matter of days, garnering tens of millions of views in 24 hours. Users created dance challenges, memes and remixes, and hashtags with the track’s title topped the trending topics.
To transfer at least 10,000 people from the shadow economy to the legal economy within four years and to provide more than 100,000 people with stable jobs – these are the targets set by the government under the national employment program.
Modernization of public services, cloud infrastructure development, security and digital sovereignty were key topics of discussion during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Eugeniu Osmochescu and the leadership of technology giants Amazon Web Services, IBM and Widelity Inc. Washington. They also discussed the use of new technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing, to improve governance and economic efficiency.
The GTC 2026 Nvidia conference, held from March 16 to 19 in San Jose and attended by thousands of developers, investors and the world’s largest technology companies, cemented Nvidia’s status as the central architect of the global AI industry. The event, which a few years ago was perceived as an industry forum, today actually sets the agenda for the entire technology market – from cloud computing to enterprise software, according to Reuters.
A new innovative mechanism introduced in the pilot mode of modernization of customs control is being tested at the Tudor border customs point.
About 300 educational institutions of school and pre-school education across the country will receive digital equipment to strengthen the educational infrastructure of the institutions. The investment of more than 15.5 million lei is made within the framework of the project “Improving the Quality of Education”, financed by the World Bank.
An information system “e-Zilier” has been developed in Moldova. It will concentrate information on employers – beneficiaries of unskilled labor, as well as on individuals performing such work for remuneration. In addition, it will reflect vouchers generated for day laborers, including the payment documents generated and their status.
From April 10, 2026, the automated entry/exit system EES (Entry/Exit System) will be fully operational in the Schengen area, abolishing stamps in passports. Citizens of non-EU countries will now be asked for biometric data: face (photo) and fingerprints when crossing the border.
The European Commission announced on March 17 the allocation of 189 million euros under the Reform and Growth Mechanism for Moldova, following the country’s successful completion of 24 reforms.
