“The opinion that European funds are the only way of development is erroneous,” said Iasi municipality mayor Mihai Chirica, noting that an “outstretched hand” mentality blocks one’s own economic development. He urged the local authorities of Moldova and Ukraine to prioritize the development of internal “engines” of the economy.

Cahul hosted the second edition of the AgroFin Moldova-2026 exhibition-fair of financiers in the field of agriculture and rural development. This year’s event gathered more than 500 agricultural producers who took the opportunity to discuss with representatives of 15 companies – providers of financial solutions (grants, subsidies, insurance), agrotechnologies and services necessary for the development of agribusiness.

Yesterday, the World Bank Board of Directors approved a Growth and Sustainability Policy Loan (DPL) to Moldova. The credit line is intended to strengthen competitiveness, job creation, market efficiency and transparency, and economic integration with the European Union (EU).

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The Organization for Enterprise Development (ODA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization, announces the launch of a competition to select the first investment partner for the implementation of the financial product “Fund of Funds through First Loss Tranche”.

The parliament ratified two agreements concluded with the French Development Agency (AFD) on financial assistance for the rehabilitation of centralized irrigation systems in Moldova.

At the EU-Moldova Investment Conference in Chisinau, four concrete investment projects were presented, totaling 364 million euros out of the announced one million euros.

Parliament ratified amendments to the Agreement allowing to attract additional financial resources from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the modernization of road infrastructure. As a result, the amount of the loan for the implementation of “Project V for Road Rehabilitation in Moldova” will be doubled to 300 million euros. MPs from the ruling party and from the opposition voted in favor of the draft in two readings at once.

The activation of contacts with European business was discussed during a meeting on unblocking investments, organized in the government with the participation of the European Commission and investors.

Shares of German sportswear maker Puma rose sharply on Thursday, June 4 after analysts at banking group Citi saw China as a new growth driver.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) predicts a recession in Romania’s economy in 2026.

The Ungheni city mayor’s office will issue for the first time municipal bonds worth 10 million lei, meant to finance projects on the rehabilitation and modernization of the municipality’s road infrastructure.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the “Field Schools for Farmers” program in Hincesti aimed at sustainable and resilient vegetable production.

Over the past ten years, the National Bank of Moldova’s sanctions policy has gone through several phases: from targeted fines of tens and hundreds of thousands of lei in 2017–2020 to individual sanctions amounting to tens of millions of lei in 2022, and subsequently to a more systematic tightening of supervision in 2025–2026.

The EU-Moldova Investment Conference, held today in Chisinau, announced the attraction of investments totaling more than 1 billion euros to boost the country’s strategic development and strengthen its European course.

Bitcoin fell to a near four-month low on Thursday, continuing its decline amid continued negative market sentiment towards cryptocurrencies: escalating tensions in the Middle East have increased investors’ risk-aversion.

The Agency for Research and Development (ANCD) has submitted for public consultation a package of documents for the Young Researchers project competition for 2027-2028 with a total budget of LE 27 million.

Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said that airBaltic remains a strategically important asset for Latvia, but that it cannot be supported by state funds alone. Private investors must also participate in financing the company.

Investors counting on high rental income in the eurozone are increasingly turning their attention not to the largest European capitals, but to regional cities.

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