Economy of Moldova

The IFAD Joint Implementation Unit (UCIP) announced a limited credit line for targeted financing of productive activities of young farmers and women entrepreneurs in rural areas. The maximum amount “per hand” is up to 150 thousand euros.

Moldova occupies a unique place in European economic geography – and not a place to be proud of. The country is both peripheral to Western Europe and a donor of human capital to countries that are themselves peripheral. This is not a rhetorical exaggeration – it is a structural diagnosis that follows from a body of theoretical and empirical work on regional development, institutions and spatial economics. This article is an attempt to synthesize these works in relation to the Moldovan reality – without illusions, but also without hopelessness.

The four largest producers of dairy products in Ukraine account for almost one-third of revenues in the dairy business in Ukraine.

Each state agency will revise its planned procurement requirements for 2026 due to the crisis situation by at least 10% of their originally approved cost in order to save money.

The management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) is planning to send a request to the specialized branch associations of Moldova in the nearest future, in which they will be asked to make a final decision on the expediency of creating a National Office of Fruit Growing.

In March, business sentiment among businesses and consumers in the eurozone is sharply downgraded as the conflict in Iran exacerbated already volatile European business sentiment.

Fertilizer prices increased by about 50% in February-March. At the same time, the almost 40% increase in fertilizer prices in March was not an independent phenomenon. It is a direct consequence of the energy crisis, when rising prices for oil products led to higher gas prices, and gas is the main raw material for most fertilizers.

Moldova’s public sector is adopting new National Accounting Standards (NAS) developed on the basis of international IPSAS standards. The aim is to increase the transparency of financial reporting, adapt to European norms and improve the management of public resources.

For enterprises in the small and medium-sized enterprises (SIMM) sector, the amount of income that entitles them to choose a preferential tax regime was increased from MDL 1.2 million to MDL 1.7 million. This refers to enterprises paying income tax at the rate of 4% of total income.

The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, March 31.

Energy Minister Dorin Jungietu, in a video interview with ZDG, called “populism” the opposition’s proposal to lower excise taxes on fuel at a time when oil prices are rising sharply in the world and on gasoline and diesel in Moldova.

Moldova scored 35.8 points in the Numbeo 2026 Cost of Living Index, which is 5 points higher than it was at the beginning of last year (30.8). This means that the cost of living in the country has risen by 16.23% over the year.

The Customs Service seized four cars with foreign registration numbers, which were allegedly sold or sent for dismantling on the territory of the Republic of Moldova in violation of the customs regime.

The 5 to go coffee chain started selling franchises in the Republic of Moldova.

The overall dynamics of Moldovan industry is unstable and requires radical interventions. Without a clear industrial policy, investment and technologization, the decline in industrial production will continue.

SE “Railways of Moldova” (Calea Ferată din Moldova, CFM) introduced a 30% discount to the current tariffs for transit transportation within the country.

Moldovan farmers started sowing sugar beet this week. The sowing campaign started later than usual. Taking into account the weather forecast, it is likely that sowing will be carried out in a short period of time. Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) hope that the area of sugar beet plantations for the harvest-2026 in the country will remain at last year’s level – about 11-12 thousand hectares. The pledge of hope is the direct subsidies “per hectare” provided by the new law on subsidies.

The state of table grape plantations after overwintering is assessed by experts of the Moldovan winegrowing industry as “satisfactory, but not brilliant”.

The price of diesel fuel, which will be applied over the weekend, increased by more than 1 leu and exceeded 32 lei per liter.

In January-February 2026, the social fund’s revenues exceeded its expenses by 1,239 billion lei. As a result, the execution of the state social insurance budget was completed with a surplus.