News about Economy of Moldova
The rainfall that fell last week and at the beginning of this week was not heavy enough to damage the first-group winter crop harvest, but it was enough to slow down the harvest campaign in Moldova somewhat. However, the weather forecast for the near future is improving, albeit not dramatically. The harvest will pick up speed. And while there may not be a comprehensive overview, at least the official data on its interim results—as promised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Industry (MAIA)—will be released in the coming days.
The Romanian company Ecovillas announced the start of development on LAGO Homes, a residential complex of approximately 100 homes on the shores of Lake Gidigich, near Chisinau.
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the real estate market crisis and its causes. But these discussions are fragmented and not always logically connected. The problem, however, is complex and interconnected. That is precisely why “picking out” individual facts or statistical data and commenting on them without considering the broader chain of factors can lead us down the wrong path in our search for the causes of the crisis.
The Chisinau authorities have promised to conduct a tender that is as transparent as possible to select a contractor for the project to renovate the capital’s city hall building.
In light of the increasing number of incidents in which wild boars have caused damage to agricultural land in Moldova, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Industry (MAIA) recommends that farmers take preventive measures and “immediately notify the authorities of any damage caused”.
Moldova’s largest pharmacy chain, Farmacia Familiei, increased its net profit by 12.7% in 2025—to 75.6 million lei—and its revenue by 13%, to 2.86 billion lei. This growth is attributed to the expansion of the chain and the growth of the pharmaceutical market as a whole.
The “Produs autohton” National Exhibition will take place at the Moldexpo International Exhibition Center on August 28–30. The event marks the 100th anniversary of the first such exhibition in Chisinau.
This year, due to a relatively cool spring, the sales season for locally grown sweet cherries began about two weeks later than usual. However, it will also last longer—through this week and possibly next week—unless rainfall disrupts the growers’ plans.
The capital’s municipal council finally managed to approve Chisinau’s 2026 budget in two readings at once.
On Wednesday, July 15, 2026, staff members of the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA), under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Industry (MAIA), will hold another round of consultative seminars with agricultural producers and representatives of local administrations on funding prospects under the Strategic Agricultural Policy Program (PSPA).
About 7 hectares of winter grain crops were destroyed by a fire near the village of Tudora, in the Ștefan Voda district. Two fire and rescue crews were deployed to fight the fire. They managed to save the remaining 39 hectares of the field. The fire was contained and extinguished in less than an hour.
State Tax Service employees continue to visit communities across the country to provide advice and assistance to taxpayers. The schedule of field visits for the second half of 2026 has been published on the website and is available for review.
From July 6 to July 12, 2026, revenue from the Customs Service to the state budget totaled more than 957.9 million lei, which is 131.8% higher than the target for the reporting period.
In 2025, the amount of investment attracted by Moldova’s industrial parks totaled 316.8 million lei, which is 2.2 times more than in the previous year.
Germany, traditionally considered one of Europe’s most efficient economies, has faced an unexpected paradox. Despite an increase in the number of civil servants and the large-scale digitization of government services, citizens and businesses do not perceive any noticeable improvement in the efficiency of the government apparatus.
Beekeepers in Moldova hope to harvest at least 5,000 metric tons of honey this year. This is on par with the best seasons of the current decade and significantly higher than the 2025 honey harvest. Last year, Moldova harvested less than 3,000 metric tons of marketable honey.
Franzeluța, Moldova’s largest bread producer, ended 2025 with an increase in sales. However, rising operating and labor costs significantly reduced the company’s profits.
Moldova will receive 100 million euros from the EU to strengthen its air defense, marking the largest European defense aid package ever approved for the country.
Constantin Cuiumju, a member of parliament from “Our Party,” stated that government representatives on the Moldovagaz Supervisory Board rejected a proposal to cancel payments to board members, even though Gazprom had put forward that initiative.
Farmers showed a high level of interest in issues related to access to financing under the Strategic Agricultural Policy Program 2026–2030 (PSPA). In the first series of seminars on this topic, organized by the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA) and held July 8–10 in the districts of Orhei, Criuleni, Șoldănești, Rezina, Ialoveni, Teleneşti, Nisporeni, Sângerei și Ungheni, 375 agricultural producers and representatives of local authorities took part.
