News about Industry
Before getting a job in Moldova, labor migrants pass through the “filters” of the competent authorities – a security check. This statement was made by the vice-chair of the Parliamentary Commission for Economy, Budget and Finance, PAS deputy Victoria Belous.
About 35% of owners of mining licenses do not fulfill their obligations to reclaim land after mining activities. Some quarries remain abandoned for years – without rehabilitation and environmental control. In many cases, companies are in the process of bankruptcy, liquidation or have already ceased operations.
Copper prices rose above the key mark of $14 thousand per ton, approaching historical highs. The market continues to grow despite the increased nervousness on global platforms due to the aggravation around Iran.
Moldova expects to attract Polish investments in seven strategic sectors of the economy: from IT and agriculture to energy and automobile industry.
One of the largest aluminum producers in the world has taken an interest in the Nikolaev alumina refinery in Ukraine, which was nationalized from Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska.
In the period January-April 2026, Moldovan producers of apple concentrate processed a little more than 2 thousand tons of apples. Moreover, last month accounted for at least half of the volume of processing of this raw material, industry operators note.
Germany will exhaust its notional annual share of the planet’s natural resources as early as May 10.
The representatives of AGCO international group of companies discussed the agro-technological policy of the Republic of Moldova with MAIA Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Ludmila Catlabuga during their visit to Moldova.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that the country is going through the biggest change in decades. He made the statement at a business forum in Düsseldorf against the backdrop of the economic downturn, the energy crisis and growing global instability.
EU Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius, on the sidelines of a defense exhibition in Athens, did not hide his concern that Russia is ahead of the euro bloc in the production of some weapons.
The growing number of bets against Nike stock is increasing pressure on the company’s management and personally on CEO Elliott Hill, who is struggling to stabilize the sports giant’s business 18 months after taking office.
The Kazkrahmal plant is under construction in the Turkestan region of Kazakhstan, which will be the country’s first and Central Asia’s largest complex for deep processing of corn.
Transnistrian residents and enterprises will be able to participate in energy efficiency programs financed by contributions paid by economic agents under the national energy efficiency scheme. These funds will be used to implement projects aimed at reducing energy consumption and related costs.
The Moldovan forestry sector is facing serious difficulties in the context of a protracted crisis. Equipment is outdated, innovative technologies are practically not applied, and production processes are still dominated by manual labor.
The Government of the Republic of Moldova is considering a draft decision that would exempt a number of state-owned enterprises and joint-stock companies from profit deductions or dividends accrued on the net profit earned in 2025. The measure affects four strategic entities: SE Mileștii Mici, SE Poșta Moldovei, SE MoldATSA and JSC Cricova.
The registration for the EU-Moldova Investment Conference dedicated to attracting investments and strengthening the economic partnership with the European Union has started. The conference will take place on June 4 in Chisinau.
Former Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat says that today’s Moldovan economy is not in a state of growth, but is just trying to recover from the crises of the last years.
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump will become co-owners of a Kazakh mining company that received $1.6 billion in U.S. government support. A shell company backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump has agreed to merge with a critical minerals group that last year secured up to $1.6 billion in U.S. government support for tungsten mining in Kazakhstan.
The gross agricultural product in the Republic of Moldova increased by 8.5% (in comparable prices) in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year. The increase was provided by the livestock sector – plus 8,8% against the indicator for the mentioned period of 2025. In January-March of this year, traditionally, the main share (98.3%) of agricultural production fell on products of animal origin.
Vasile Negru of Budesti produces coffins for the local market and for export.
