News about International trade

S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Armenia’s rating outlook from “stable” to “positive”, expecting GDP growth of 5.3% in 2026 and 4.8% in 2027, amid further normalization of relations with Azerbaijan, Logos Press reports.

Last year Moldova imported 266.32 million euros worth of medicines, exceeding the figures for 2024 (+17 million euros) and increasing the share of imports on the domestic market from 91.6% to 92.9%/ Its own production is estimated at a modest 20.37 million euros, the share of which correspondingly decreased to 7%, Logos Press reported.

Tougher U.S. trade policy and rising tariff barriers are accelerating the redistribution of global supply chains, among the main beneficiaries of which analysts name China, according to Logos Press.

According to the results of 2025, the share of Poland in the import of agro-food products to Ukraine amounted to 42% – it is slightly less than the total share of the nearest competitors (Germany and Turkey), reports Logos Press.

Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries are rapidly losing their former positions in the world walnut market due to internal problems of national walnut production and aggressive market policy of “new exporters”.

A ship has appeared on the list of ships delivering sunflower from Argentina to the Black Sea countries, with Turkey/Moldova as its destination, Logos Press reported.

Bitcoin fell to $65,400 in U.S. trading on Monday after failing to sustain a modest overnight recovery, Logos Press reported.

The Investment Agency announced the launch of a new phase of the BRIDGE Export program, a financial instrument designed to implement sectoral strategies and support measures for Moldovan exporters, Logos Press reported.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it will suspend duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act effective Feb. 24, according to Logos Press.

Beijing is conducting a comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on duties and urged Washington to abandon unilateral trade measures amid growing global trade uncertainty, Logos Press reported.

PayPal has reported a massive data breach caused by a bug in its PayPal Working Capital (PPWC) business lending app, according to Logos Press.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to allocate a record amount of nearly one trillion liras (about $23 billion) to support agriculture in 2026 to strengthen the country’s position among the world’s leaders in the agribusiness sector, Logos Press reported.

About 11,000 railcars with grain have piled up in the direction of Odessa ports. The management of Ukrzaliznytsya considers the situation “almost critical”, Logos Press reported.

The results of laboratory tests indicate that the cause of dermatosis outbreaks in cattle in the French region of Hexagon (six provinces) is grain crops from Ukraine, Logos Press reports.

Hungary has decided not to stop exporting electricity to Ukraine despite recent threats and tensions in the energy sector over the termination of oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline, Logos Press reported.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) needs fundamental reform due to inefficiency, violation of international trade rules and inability to fulfill its role. World leaders are in solidarity with this, Logos Press reports.

Moldova Fruct Association estimates February stocks of marketable apples in fruit storages of Moldovan producers and traders at 100 thousand tons. Earlier this year, the estimate was 120 thousand tons, Logos Press reported.

Greece expects to become the main hub for liquefied natural gas exports to Europe after the EU’s rejection of Russian gas. It has three main trump cards for this, including ties with the US.

Slovakia’s threats to cut off electricity supplies to Ukraine from February 23 could create a dangerous capacity shortage in the common energy hub, which in winter conditions could lead to power outages or a sharp rise in tariffs, Logos Press reported.

Moldova is open to participation in the Caspian-Black Sea-Europe energy corridor project and is also considering the possibility of purchasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Azerbaijan, Logos Press reported.