News about Economy of Moldova
In the first quarter of 2026, the Organization for the Development of Entrepreneurship (ODA), in cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization (MDED), continued the implementation of grant programs to support entrepreneurs. During this period, the total amount allocated by the Entrepreneurship Development Organization to 135 grantee companies amounted to 23.74 million lei.
In 2025, the Moldovan wine sector showed growth in the main indicators. The harvest of technical grape varieties amounted to 259 thousand tons, which was higher than the initial forecast of 220 thousand tons. This was reported by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Andrian Digolian.
An active group of smugglers involved in the transportation of goods between Moldova and Romania was dismantled thanks to information provided by the Romanian border police, leading to the arrest of four suspects and the confiscation of thousands of packs of cigarettes.
The requirements for public-private partnership projects will be changed. Their launch will be possible only after the approval of a preliminary comprehensive study – the so-called project justification (studiu de fundamentare), in addition to the traditional feasibility study (studiu de fezabilitate).
The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) has stopped large consignments of imported vegetables – green crops – at the Moldovan border “with clear signs of spoilage”.
In Moldova, a Council will be created to verify real estate valuation reports and to sanction the specialists who carry it out. The development of such a project was initiated by the Agency of Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre (AGCC).
Education and Research Minister Dan Perciun urged the academic community to master and more actively apply artificial intelligence in research activities. Otherwise, he said, the “gap” between Moldova and countries that are rapidly implementing these technologies will deepen.
The number of companies participating in the dual education system has more than tripled over the past four years, from 73 in the 2021-2022 school year to 230 this year. Six out of ten graduates find a job in their profession.
Corn exports from the Republic of Moldova are not limited to the supply of this grain as a raw material. A significant part of the harvest goes a longer way to international markets – in the form of ethanol produced at the country’s processing plants. Ethanol (and its by-products – feed additives) accounts for 44% of the value chain of Moldova’s corn sector.
Pollination services involve costs for beekeepers, so they should be paid at least modestly, says Ion Maxim, director of the National Association of Beekeepers of Moldova (ANARM).
The National Employment Agency presented a new top-10 list of the most active employers in Moldova’s agricultural sector. The selection includes companies offering official employment, competitive salaries and opportunities for professional growth. The most demanded professions are tractor drivers and agronomists.
The Regulation on the strengthening of state control, jointly exercised by the authorized bodies, over products of animal origin, including breeding material and processed products, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the RM.
The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) has detected and destroyed a 25-ton shipment of imported rice harmful to the health of consumers.
Moldovan MPs have informed the US authorities about the decision to cancel customs duties on the overwhelming majority of goods imported from the USA. This was said during official meetings of the Moldovan parliamentary delegation with representatives of the US Senate and Congress in Washington.
The National Social Insurance Fund closed the quarter with a surplus of 1,237.0 million lei. A similar situation was observed last year.
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.
