International trade
In the first quarter of 2026, Turkish carpet manufacturers increased exports of their products and brought the amount of export revenue to $634.4 million.
The United States has agreed to unfreeze $6 billion worth of Iranian assets held in Qatar and banks in other countries.
The end of the marketing year 2025-26 on the apple market of Ukraine and Moldova may end on a minor note. Due to a combination of economic, technological and logistical reasons, prices for last year’s apple from refrigerators may decrease in the second half of spring. This forecast is voiced by fruit market operators of both countries, despite the systemic differences in the apple business of Ukraine and Moldova.
A direct railroad route will connect Kiev and Chisinau International Airport. This was announced on Saturday, April 11, by Ukraine’s state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznytsia.
TEL AVIV – When news broke that the United States had agreed to a two-week truce with Iran, I immediately recalled an exchange described by U.S. Col. Harry Summers in 1982. “You’ve never beaten us on the battlefield,” Summers told a former North Vietnamese colonel. “Yes, but we won the war,” came the emphatic reply.
The consequences for the EU if the U.S. tariff regime remains in place are not uniform. Most noticeably, trade wars will continue to hit Germany and Belgium as export-oriented economies. As an alternative to such a scenario, analysts see the EU using the window of opportunity to restructure its trade strategy.
The CIS remains an important market for certain categories of Moldovan products. This was stated by Inna Voicu, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization.
Iran has not yet restored full-fledged shipping to the Strait of Hormuz because it is unable to detect and disarm all the mines planted in the waters.
Alfonso Dolce will take over the management of Dolce & Gabbana. Stefano Gabbana retains the creative role.
The summer season is under threat: airports in Europe risk systemic fuel shortages if the Strait of Hormuz is not fully opened within three weeks.
The Iasi Regional Railway Directorate said on Friday that the first test train on the European standard gauge 1435 mm gauge, namely an insulated diesel-electric locomotive, crossed the border with the Republic of Moldova via the Falciu (Romanian Railway, CFR) – Prut (Moldovan Railway, CFM) bridge to test the newly built standard gauge line on the Moldovan side, from the bridge over the Prut River to Prut station, Cantemir, Republic of Moldova.
In the period of April 7-9, 2026, working meetings of experts from the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova and the Romanian Customs Administration were held at the border customs points of Costeşti Stânca, Sculeni Sculeni and Cahul Oancea, in order to assess the implementation of the bilateral cooperation plan and to identify additional measures to optimize customs control and facilitate cross-border transport.
Starting August 12 of this year, the European Union will begin implementing new rules on food packaging and packaging waste. The changes will be implemented in accordance with Regulation UE 2025/40. The new rules will be applied in phases until 2040. The regulation applies to all products entering the European market, including those from outside the EU.
The trade and economic bureaus at Moldovan embassies abroad will be abolished. In their place, an institute of trade and economic advisor within the diplomatic missions will be created.
From April 21 to April 24, 2026, Frankfurt am Main, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Berlin will host a large-scale international event IT Nearshoring Moldova Roadshow, aimed at developing cooperation between German business and the IT sector of the Republic of Moldova.
Markets remain positive amid uncertainty, with the truce between the US and Iran looking fragile ahead of talks between the two countries scheduled for Saturday.
A draft feasibility study (FS) of the Straseni-Gutinas power transmission line will be presented in Chisinau at the end of April. The documents have been developed by Black & Veatch. The construction is scheduled to start in 2027 and to be completed in 2030.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning of 45 million people at risk of food shortages and is preparing 42.9 billion euros of emergency aid.
Iran demands payment for passage through the Strait of Hormuz in cryptocurrency.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his cabinet to begin direct talks with Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah radicals and establish “peaceful relations” between the two countries.
