News about Economy of Moldova
The Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) informs about the authorization of the first payments for the measures envisaged in the Growth Plan of the Republic of Moldova. Also, other agricultural subsidies were authorized for applications reviewed between May 4 and May 8, 2026.
The management of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) met with a group of second year students from the Technical University of Moldova (UTM), specializing in ecology and environmental protection. These ten students are starting their internship in the ANSA territorial units.
The Moldovan authorities have included several scenarios in the National Response Plan in case of a possible mass influx of internally displaced persons from Ukraine. According to the document, these are planned “hypothetical” scenarios intended to prepare response measures. They do not mean the automatic introduction of a state of emergency or other emergency measures.
In Moldova, the System of Deposit for Packaging (SDA) is not yet operational, but there is already a conflict between major market operators and state authorities. At issue is the choice of the administrator of the SDA system, a mechanism that should ensure the collection of used containers and increase their recycling rate. The idea itself is not disputed. What is disputed is how the future administrator was selected, how transparent the procedure was and why some of the major market players were left out.
The State Tax Service (STS) has presented preliminary results of tax audits conducted in April 2026. The agency carried out 622 controls, which revealed 349 violations of legislation. Tax sanctions amounting to 863.0 thousand lei and sanctions for violations amounting to 410.9 thousand lei were applied.
The situation with the Dniester’s water availability continues to be a matter of serious concern. By the end of the current working week, the flow from the Carpathians in the upper reaches of the river fell to 66 cubic meters per second. At the same time, the flow in the lower reaches of the Dniester has not changed – 100 cubic meters per second. Accordingly, the water level in the Dniester reservoir, which provides water to the Moldovan part of the river, dropped to 115.5.
The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) recommends Moldova to strengthen the rules for former civil servants after leaving office (“pantuflage”) and to introduce stricter controls and sanctions to prevent them from using their former position for personal interests. On Wednesday, the Cabinet of Ministers will consider a draft on measures to implement the recommendations.
Beginning May 11, 2026, agricultural producers may apply for partial reimbursement of excise taxes on diesel fuel purchased between March 1 and May 31, 2026.
In recent days, there have been reports causing increased interest of fruit business operators in Europe. In the information space of Polish agribusiness there appeared not single opinions that due to spring frosts the apple harvest in this “apple power” can be halved. Fruit traders in Poland rarely hit the bull’s-eye in their initial forecasts. However, now the market situation is so alarming that any “signal shots” have consequences.
International online platforms, including eMag, Temu, Amazon, are actively used in Moldova as a shopping channel from abroad, but they do not work as an export tool for local producers. This was stated by businessman Mircea Baciu, commenting on the development of cross-border e-commerce in the country.
Most of the issues related to the voluntary merger of mayoralties and more broadly to local government reform concern the Ministry of Finance, as the central problem remains the system of financial resource allocation.
Between the launch in March 2025 and April 2026, 483 micro and small enterprise projects in the agricultural sector have been financed under the Farm Credit Line (FCA) program.
Due to the non-execution of decisions on special and extended confiscation, the state budget lost about 550.5 million lei.
More than 50 million lei is planned to be allocated to partially compensate farmers for losses caused by the extreme drought in the summer of 2025. The relevant draft government decision is scheduled to be considered and adopted at a meeting on Wednesday, May 13.
In the first 4 months of 2026, revenues from the tax on income of individuals renting out real estate increased by 28.2% compared to the same period of 2025, amounting to 38 million lei.
A bill providing for monthly financial support for “children of war” has been registered in Parliament.
Our Party deputy Sergei Ivanov criticized the position of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) and the reaction of state institutions to the problems reported by farmers in the context of the diesel fuel crisis, citing a specific case of supplying fuel at a price higher than what was originally paid.
On the eve of the new marketing season, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) recalls the success of Moldovan fruits on the EU market.
Russia’s federal budget deficit in January-April 2026 amounted to 5.877 trillion rubles (about 60.3 billion euros). This figure was twice as high as in the same period last year and was more than a third higher than the plan for the whole of 2026.
Energy Minister Dorin Jungietu made a working visit to the oil field in Valeni (Cahul district) to assess the state of the existing infrastructure and prospects for the development of hydrocarbon resources extraction in Moldova.
