News about Investments
On the world’s leading exchanges, quotations of wheat futures rose by 0.7%, partially recovering the preliminary fall caused by the “psychological relief” in the global grain market after the announcement of a truce.
According to an April report by the World Bank (WB), Moldova’s GDP growth forecast for 2026 was revised downward from 2.7% to 1.9%. Nevertheless, the economy is expected to recover with growth of 3.8% in 2027. These data reflect the adjustment of the country’s economic outlook within the framework of the updated forecast.
In March, the government allocated more than 87 million lei through the National Fund for Regional and Local Development (FNDRL) for the implementation of the programs “European Village” (II edition) and “Europe Nearby”. The total volume of investments amounted to 65.24 million lei.
About one-third of Romania’s National Program for Recovery and Reform (PNRR) is behind schedule, which could result in the loss of billions of euros in EU aid and billions more in penalties.
The Agency for Investments and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) announced that it has completed the payment of insurance subsidies (70% of the amount of insurance premiums) for 654 farmer applications received between February 1 and September 30, 2025. The total amount of subsidies to this category for last year amounted to LE 117.08 million.
The National Center for Sustainable Energy (CNED) announced the development of a digital platform designed to monitor and analyze the development of renewable energy production capacity in Moldova.
The MIA instant payment system, launched in 2024, has become widespread and is now used by almost 50% of the country’s adult population. The number of users exceeds 900 thousand. And the network has been expanded to more than 18 thousand outlets across the country.
Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), believes bitcoin probably bottomed out in early February at the $60,000 level.
The sand quarry near Cosnita commune, Dubasari district, has become the subject of a public and political dispute, which is now submitted to the direct decision of citizens.
Japanese company Maxell has introduced an updated version of its portable cassette player, adapted to modern realities. The device, designed in the style of classic models of the 1980s, received Bluetooth support, which allows it to be used with wireless headphones and acoustics.
The jubilee conference of Moldovan winemakers “Wine Year 2025: Data, Solutions and Results” demonstrated the progressive growth of the industry by many indicators and outlined the benchmarks for the future.
Technologies that can recreate a person’s personality using artificial intelligence are rapidly evolving from experimental projects to a full-fledged industry.
TikTok has announced plans to invest about $1.16 billion in a new data center in Finland. The project will be part of a large-scale strategy to localize data storage for European users and strengthen data protection in the region.
HumanX 2026 conference in San Francisco, held from April 6 to 9, gathered more than 12 thousand participants from 40 countries. This is almost twice as many as the organizers initially expected, which shows the interest in the forum. It attracted top bigtech managers, users, regulators and researchers.
Ilon Musk has been perceived for many years as a guru of markets, technologies and trends. His posts in social networks serve as a signal to many people – what to buy, what to pay attention to, where to invest.
On April 8, the price of the first cryptocurrency jumped 4.3%, breaking through the $71,000 level. At the time of writing, the asset is trading around $71,600.
Fifteen Influencers from the tech industry one night acted as investors and symbolically chose local startups in which they would invest their money.
The authorities expect to increase investment attractiveness and create a more predictable environment for the development of the high-tech sector through a new law on semiconductor topographies.
The State Property Agency, the founder of the port, the State Enterprise “River Port Ungheni” (Portul Fluvial Ungheni), is drafting a government decision to exempt the enterprise from paying contributions to the state budget from the net profit earned in 2025.
The market of luxury watches shows unexpected changes: over the last decade, Cartier products have shown a much more impressive growth in value than Rolex models. This is the conclusion reached by the analysts of Chrono24, who have studied the price dynamics of thousands of watches.
