News about Economy of Moldova

The searches and the detention of an official at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Industry (MAIA) are related to Order No. 263 dated June 18, 26, signed by the Director General of the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) Radu Mustiață. According to information on the agency’s website, the order remains in effect and has not been revoked.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection is discussing a bill with social partners that would, for the first time, establish a legal framework in Moldova for work through digital platforms. The bill is intended to define the status of workers in the platform economy—delivery couriers, online service drivers, digital service providers, and other professionals working through mobile apps and online platforms—and to strengthen the protection of their labor rights.

This week, the heads of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Industry (MAIA) and the ANSA agency made a working visit to Brussels (Kingdom of Belgium). The visit’s itinerary included a series of high-level meetings with representatives of the European Commission.

Based on the results of the first quarter of 2026, insurers increased their profitability, overcoming regulatory costs and the sector’s rising loss ratios in recent years. Insurance companies nearly doubled last year’s figures, posting a combined net profit of 68.7 million lei, as reported by eight of the nine operating companies.

Igor Grosu, Speaker of Parliament and leader of the PAS party, provided details regarding the exclusion of Petru Bondar, director of the state-owned company Metalferos, and his brother from the formation.

In the first six months of 2026, tax revenues administered by the State Tax Service (STS) increased by 11.4%.  

An audit of the “Pădurea Domnească” Nature Reserve revealed serious violations in the institution’s operations. “Shortcomings were found in reforestation efforts, as well as financial problems and five months of unpaid wages,” said Environment Minister Gheorghe Hazder. He demanded the dismissal of the reserve’s director and immediate measures to rectify the situation.

The PAS faction demanded that parliamentary hearings be held following an inspection conducted by the General Inspectorate for Migration (IGM) at a facility in Chisinau, where more than 100 foreign workers—citizens of Bangladesh and Nepal—were inspected. As a result of the inspection, 101 reports of administrative offenses were drawn up.

The State Tax Service has awarded 100 businesses in Moldova with “Highly Trusted Taxpayer” certificates. Under the law, these businesses are exempt from tax audits for two years.

Farmers agreed to suspend their roadside protests in exchange for a promise from ministry officials and the government as a whole to set forth a clear, official position on the proposed reform of the VAT system for agricultural products by June 30. However, no official statements on this matter were issued by the agreed-upon deadline, according to the administration of the “Forța Fermierilor” Association of Grain and Oilseed Producers.

In the second quarter of 2026, 854 million lei were injected into the country’s economy through the Credit Guarantee Fund, which is administered by the Organization for Entrepreneurship Development (ODA).

Two initiatives have been introduced in parliament to establish investigative commissions that will examine the operations of state-owned enterprises and the procedures for appointing officials to government positions.

Foreign direct investment in Moldova’s economy totaled 5.1 billion euros at the end of the first quarter of 2026, down 5%—or 268 million euros—from 2025.

Against the backdrop of the MoldATSA scandal, PCRM deputy and former President Vladimir Voronin recalled that, in its day, the People’s Control Committee of the Moldavian SSR kept the entire bureaucracy in check. During the hearings on the annual report of the Court of Auditors (CA), a debate ensued between Voronin and the head of the CA regarding the agency’s working methods.

The government has approved granting industrial park status to the limited liability company Parcul Industrial Multifuncțional din Ocnița (“Ocnița Multifunctional Industrial Park”). This initiative aims to stimulate regional economic development, attract investment, and create new jobs in the northern part of the country.

As Logos Press had anticipated, Radu Marian will be replaced as chair of the parliamentary committee on the economy, budget, and finance by his colleague from the PAS faction, MP Victoria Belous, who is currently the committee’s vice chair and a former finance minister. Marian will, however, remain vice-chair of the same committee.

This year, Moldova—which has traditionally been the largest importer of butter from Ukraine—increased its share by nearly 30%.

The “high season” for sales of late-season sweet cherries is beginning in Moldova. This is typically a period when prices rise, and sometimes the quality and volume of exports of these fruits also increase. This year, due to weather conditions, the season began significantly later than usual. Market operators see this as a “window of opportunity” in foreign markets.

In June 2026, 68 micro and small farms received funding totaling 46.7 million lei under the “Agricultural Credit Facilitation” (FCA) program. In total, between March of last year and June of this year, 649 farms in this category received refinancing totaling 554.20 million lei through the FCA program.

In June 2026, the Agency for Investment and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) approved subsidy applications totaling 53.96 million lei for payment to agricultural producers.