News about Economy of Moldova

According to the latest data, about 33 thousand people in Moldova receive the minimum wage, which this year amounts to 6,300 lei per month. Of these, about 10 thousand work in the public sector and about 23 thousand in the private sector.

Moldova will officially leave the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on April 8, 2027, Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi told reporters on Wednesday after a government meeting.

In the first 100 days of 2026, Moldova’s population decreased by 7,821 people, of whom 4,554 emigrated permanently.

The catalog of plant varieties in the Republic of Moldova for 2026 was published by the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA). It is updated annually and is addressed to agricultural producers.

Small and medium enterprises in the agri-food sector (IMM) can apply for participation in the program “Sustainable Agri-food Systems – Business”, financed by the European Union and implemented by the PL Solidarity Fund in Moldova. Applications will be accepted until April 30. The program includes training, consultations and grants of up to 20 thousand euros for investments in agribusiness development and modernization.

Since the end of last week, the wholesale price of yellow onions has been increasing at the Moldovan fruit and vegetable market. According to market operators, during the pre-holiday period the product was sold at 3 lei/kg, today it is difficult to buy it at 4.5 lei/kg.

In February 2026, Moldova imported goods worth 822.2 million euros, which is 1.5% less compared to February 2025. This is the first time in many years when the National Bureau of Statistics records a negative import dynamics.

The executive director of the Forța Fermierilor Association of Grain and Oilseed Producers, Alexandru Slusari, said on his Facebook page that he “undertook to depoliticize the organization as much as possible.”

For exporters of wheat from the Republic of Moldova, the marketing season 2025-26 is unfolding ambiguously – the physical volume of external supplies has increased, but average export prices are decreasing. As a result, the financial and economic effect is relatively small.

After 13 years of court procedures, the case of Grigorii Gachkevici, former head of Banca de Economii (BEM), was started from scratch, as the judge Olga Cojocaru, who had been leading the process all this time, failed to pass the vetting.

During the period of the new tax regime, freelancers paid a single tax of 2.9 million lei to the budget.

March 2026 was a “month of records” for the Moldovan sunflower market in almost all nominations: the highest price, the largest exports, the widest geography of supplies. The only outsider position is the purchase of this raw material for processing inside the country.

The Association of Grain Importers of Israel has warned the country’s Ministry of Finance that the introduction of a 50% duty on feed wheat will block its supply to the Israeli market. In particular, from the Black Sea countries and Eastern Europe in general.

The State Tax Service reminds that the deadline for filing an income tax return (CET18) for individuals who do not carry out business activities expires on April 30, 2026.

The Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) authorized just over MDL 53 million in subsidies to be paid to farmers between April 6-10.

The Republic of Moldova produces only four of the seven basic products, making it dependent on food imports.

Energy production from renewable energy sources (RES) is actively developing in Moldova. In April, the installed capacity of all operators in this market exceeded 1 GW. On March 31, the deadline for accepting documents for a new tender for the construction of wind farms with a total capacity of 170 MW, with the obligation to install energy storage systems with a capacity of 44 MWh, expired, and the results will be announced in June.

Prices for Easter baked goods in Moldova in 2026 increased from 5% to 30%. At the same time, retailers forecast sales of over 3.5 thousand tons of Easter products, Logos Press reports.

The market of grains and oilseeds in the Black Sea region in April is influenced by a variety of factors that periodically adjust the price situation for one or another type of raw materials up or down. But in general sunflower in the countries of the region was becoming more expensive, while prices for wheat and corn stabilized after an initial short-term jump due to the war in the Middle East.

District chairpersons understand the need for local governance reform, but their views on the administrative structure proposed by the authorities differ.