News about Investments
Turkey’s state-owned banks were forced to make large-scale currency interventions following a court ruling against a Turkish opposition leader, and the stock market collapsed 6.1 percent in a short time.
The Republic of Moldova is entering an important investment phase by investing significant financial resources in the energy efficiency of public buildings.
The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) will allocate almost one million lei for the purchase of computer equipment to modernize its IT infrastructure.
The National Tennis Center, an ultramodern sports complex that will open new horizons for the development of tennis and the training of athletes within the country, was opened in Chisinau.
Chinese online retailer Shein is acquiring US clothing brand Everlane from majority owner L Catterton.
Zoom Video Communications has received about $1 billion in unrealized gains from an early investment in artificial intelligence developer Anthropic.
The state plans to sell almost a quarter of Aeroflot shares, Russia’s largest air carrier, on the market.
More than 74 thousand inhabitants of settlements on the left bank of the Nistru river are registered in the national system of compulsory health insurance. Of these, more than 61 thousand are insured by the Moldovan government. The data were presented by the Director General of the National Health Insurance Company (NHIC) Ion Dodon.
Over the past seven days, the prices of most of the largest cryptocurrencies showed positive dynamics despite the trend of the market leaders – bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), which fell by 4 and 6%, respectively. BTC is holding around $77.7 thousand, ETH – around $2.1 thousand. Against this background, some altcoins from the top 100 by capitalization showed double-digit growth, significantly outperforming the rest of the market.
Cristiano Ronaldo has once again led the world in sports – not only in the number of goals, but also in income. According to Forbes, the Portuguese forward became the highest-paid athlete of 2026, earning $300 million in the last 12 months (from May 2025 to May 2026).
Sales of KFC restaurants in Moldova decreased by 8% to RON 6.23 mln (EUR 1.2 mln) in the first quarter of 2026. This is reported by Wall-Street.ro with reference to the report of Sphera Franchise Group – the largest operator of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains in Romania and Moldova.
To date, with the support of the World Bank, more than 600 million lei have been invested in the modernization of laboratories, research centers and university curricula.
Over the next five years, the balance of power among the world’s largest economies may change significantly. India will make the most impressive leap to the top of the list.
In the south of Moldova, the construction of a multifunctional production workshop, which will be part of a business incubator in Cimislia, was completed. The volume of investments amounted to 15.74 million lei.
On Friday, investment bank JPMorgan warned that Turkey’s central bank is likely to raise its key interest rate to 40%. The increase could come before the next scheduled meeting in June, given the current market volatility caused by political factors.
The potential of Moldovan agriculture and food industry was presented at the Moldova-Italy agri-food business forum in Rome by the head of the MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, Ludmila Catlabuga. The event was organized to strengthen economic cooperation between institutions and companies from the two states.
US holding Authentic Brands Group has announced the purchase of the Lee denim brand from Kontoor Brands, the owner of Wrangler and Helly Hansen. The value of the deal could reach $1 billion, including an initial payment of $750 million and additional payments tied to the future financial performance of the brand. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
DHL Group shares rose significantly on Friday, May 22, after Deutsche Bank sharply improved its assessment of the company from “hold” to “buy” and raised its target price from 48 euros to 56 euros. At the trades, the securities added 3.6%.
The European film industry has joined the fight against one of the biggest media deals of recent years. Industry representatives called on the European Union to scrutinize the possible merger of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance, fearing that the new media giant would increase Hollywood’s influence on the European market.
Online stores and national pavilions under the brand “Made in Moldova” may appear in China. The Chinese Minister of Agriculture Zhang Zhu proposed to open them directly on the largest Chinese trade platforms during a meeting with Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popşoi.
