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Analysts at Bernstein maintained their “ambitious” forecast for digital gold, setting a target of $150,000 by the end of the year. They described the 54% decline from October’s peak as “mild.”

Romanians’ pension savings continue to grow at a record pace. In just one year, the assets of mandatory private pension funds (Pilonul II) increased by 37% and reached 227.5 billion RON (about $49.7 billion) by the end of May 2026.

An analysis of macroeconomic trends shows that closing the gap between the country’s obligations and its revenues is increasingly dependent on external financing and remittances.

In the context of World Rural Development Day, the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA) highlighted the role of the Republic of Moldova’s authorities in supporting investments aimed at improving living conditions and enhancing the well-being of the country’s rural population.

The Organization for Entrepreneurship Development (ODA) has adjusted the base interest rates on loans provided under the “373” program and published them.

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In the first half of 2026, Italy maintained its leading position in the European tourism market: the number of tourist arrivals rose by 4.43% compared to the same period last year. Foreign tourists were the main driver of this growth.

The French retail real estate market is not developing uniformly. While Paris’s luxury shopping streets are benefiting from the recovery in tourism, the number of vacant retail spaces is rising in most cities.

In Moldova, a total of 1,601 thousand dwellings were counted, of which 995 thousand (or 62%) were occupied, while 38% were vacant. In Chisinau, the number of occupied dwellings is 301,942; the number of vacant dwellings is not specified, but given the stated proportion, it is not difficult to make an approximate estimate.

Corn futures surged sharply on major commodity exchanges after an abnormal heat wave caused serious damage to the crop in France, one of the European Union’s key corn-producing countries.

The National Agency for Research and Development (ANCD) has announced a call for proposals titled “Promoting Excellence in Scientific Research” for 2027–2028. A total of 24 million lei has been allocated to fund research, and the maximum grant amount per project will be 600,000 lei.

A region develops not when it adopts a new administrative structure, but when it develops its own economic function. In other words, a clear answer to the question: what does this region produce, and how can it finance its future? The budget, the council, the autonomy charter, and even the university—these are all just a shell.

The Ministry of the Environment, in collaboration with the World Bank, will begin working on preparing the documentation for the approval and implementation of the “Moldova Green Shield” project.

The Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA) has completed the process of receiving and reviewing applications submitted under the government financial assistance program providing compensation for excise taxes on diesel fuel used in agricultural operations.  

Otokar, a Turkish manufacturer of land systems, has taken an important step toward expanding its presence in Europe by acquiring the Romanian company Automecanica S.A. This investment will establish Otokar’s first production facility in the European Union and support local production of COBRA II 4×4 tactical wheeled light armored vehicles for the Romanian Ministry of National Defense and, potentially, for the Moldovan Armed Forces.

In the first half of the year, the Organization for Entrepreneurship Development (ODA) awarded grants to 383 companies, resulting in total investments of more than 268 million lei.

In June, the adjusted volume of transactions in “stablecoins” reached a record high of $1.79 trillion. This is according to data from Visa’s Allium-powered analytics dashboard.

Romania became the largest recipient of the latest tranche of funding from the European Union’s Modernization Fund, receiving 636.9 million euros for investments in the energy sector out of a total of 2.5 billion euros, allocated to 11 EU member states.

Attempts to convert struggling automobile plants into production sites for military drones could end in failure and prove costly to taxpayers. That is the view of Eisaku Ito, CEO of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

The NATO summit in Ankara, scheduled for July 7–8, will focus on steps to increase defense spending, as well as the alliance’s efforts in the areas of deterrence and defense. Burhanettin Duran, director of communications for the Turkish presidency, made this statement on Sunday.