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Moldova will increase by 150 million euros the loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the implementation of the V Road Rehabilitation Project, bringing the total amount of financing to 300 million euros. The decision is due to the increase in prices for construction materials and labor.

The European Commission said that it was not ready to transfer the first tranche of the €90bn loan approved for 2026-2027 to Ukraine. According to the official version, the delay in the disbursement of the first €9.1bn, which should have been received by Kiev by the end of June, was caused by its failure to fulfill “all the technical requirements” of Brussels.

Romanian investment fund Fondul Proprietatea, which owns a 20% stake in the Constanta Sea Ports Administration, continues its court battle against the acquisition of the Giurgiulesti port in Moldova.

Subsidies totaling 178.49 million lei were paid to Moldovan farmers in May 2026, the Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) said.

From May 25 to June 2, 2026, representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited Moldova to evaluate the new loan agreement “Modernization of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment” (MAME 2).

Within the framework of the V stage of application for grants under the Agricultural Governance, Growth and Resilience Investment Project (AGGRI), held from March 2 to May 29, 2026, 29 requests were received from agricultural producers from all regions of Moldova.

In January-March 2026, the volume of investments in long-term assets in Moldova significantly decreased. In annual terms, capital investments amounted to 6.2 billion lei, decreasing overall by 2.4%. This statistic reflects the general decline in the investment activity of businesses at the beginning of the year, despite the stimulus programs included in the state budget.

The euro’s share of the global market rose slightly to around 20%, lagging far behind the dollar despite inconsistent US policy. Investors are refocusing on gold and smaller currencies, with gold’s share of total reserves exceeding the euro and government bonds. ECB President Lagarde is calling for reforms in the EU to make the euro more attractive and sustainable globally.

Puig executive chairman Marc Puig said at the May 29 general meeting of shareholders that the company is “not for sale” and reaffirmed the Puig family’s long-term commitment to the business. This was stated in a statement sent to Spanish regulator CNMV.

In Ukraine, 78 water user organizations (WUOs) that take over management and modernization of land reclamation infrastructure have started their work.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) presented data on the support of dairy farming in Moldova. The action is timed to coincide with the International Milk Day, celebrated on June 1.

Pavel Durov renamed the cryptocurrency Toncoin (TON) to Gram (GRAM). The Telegram founder called the rebranding a return to the roots. No action is required from token holders.

Children and young people under the age of 25 with type 1 diabetes will have access to sensors for continuous glucose monitoring, which will be reimbursed from mandatory health insurance funds.

For the first time after 2022, German businessmen are again officially participating in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-26). The relevant information is contained in the program of the event.

A structural fracture is brewing in the world of Big Tech: Google actually recognizes that demand for artificial intelligence already exceeds available capacity

Moldova’s culture and cultural heritage sector faces deep structural problems caused by deteriorated infrastructure and chronic underfunding, which significantly limits citizens’ access to quality cultural services. To overcome these problems, investments of over 1.85 billion lei are required.

A Moldovan parliamentary delegation is on a study visit to the European Parliament. The program of the visit, organized by the Democracy Support and Electoral Coordination Unit, includes discussions on the country’s progress in the European integration process, as well as on the strengthening of cooperation between the two legislative bodies.

The finance ministers of the EU’s six largest economies – Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands – have agreed to support centralized oversight of the EU’s capital markets. This could be one of the most significant breakthroughs in recent years in the realization of the European single capital market project.

The combined fortune of the richest Russian businessmen has grown by $21.85 billion since the beginning of 2026,

Iraq’s Oil Ministry announced the discovery of a major oil field in the southern province of Najaf, near the border with Saudi Arabia.