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The Organization for the Development of Entrepreneurship (ODA), with the support of the Moldovan government and development partners, announced the start of applications for grants related to non-refundable financial support programs and instruments managed by the organization in cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization.
Since the beginning of 2026, the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan has withdrawn bitcoins totaling $150 million from its reserves and continues to actively sell the cryptocurrency. This makes investors carefully analyze the purpose and motives behind such actions.
Since January 2023, total transaction volume in stable tokens pegged to non-U.S. dollar currencies has increased from $600 million to $10 billion.
Romania’s first private airport project near Bucharest has attracted a Swiss investor to accelerate development and finance construction. It is about the future airport in Alexeni with a total investment of about €400 million.
OpenAI is winding down development of its Sora video generator, one of the most talked-about products in generative AI. This move fits into the company’s strategy to optimize costs and prepare for a potential entry into public markets.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Ilon Musk announced his initiative to privately fund the salaries of U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees who find themselves without income due to the temporary suspension of the federal budget.
The Louvre has announced the launch of a major restoration of the “Cycle of Maria de’ Medici” series of paintings by Peter Paul Rubens. The project will cover 24 paintings with a total area of about 293 square meters and will be the largest initiative of the museum’s painting department in recent years.
Dubai-based developer Binghatti reported that geopolitical tensions in the region have not yet had a significant impact on the level of cancellations. According to the company, the cancellation rate remains minimal – less than 1% – and is in line with the usual figures of previous years.
The European Patent Office (EPO) will provide the necessary technical and methodological support to the State Agency for Intellectual Property (AGEPI) for institutional capacity building and harmonization of national legislation with European directives in the context of Moldova’s accession to the EU.
Moldretail is the leader in sales in Moldovan chain retail. In 2025, its Linella chain reached a record turnover of 14.5 billion lei for Moldova, and the number of stores grew to 210, Logos Press reported.
Large investors are abandoning buying a wide range of altcoins in favor of bitcoin, Ethereum and AI technologies.
Shadow banks were lending trillions. Without proper risk analysis and coverage. The first companies are already declaring bankruptcy, funds are forced to suspend payments. This forces bankers and analysts to look back on 2008 with horror and desperately try to prevent a new collapse of world finance.
The total volume of insurance premiums written in 2025 increased by 3.1% compared to 2024. At the same time, the greatest growth was observed in fire and other natural catastrophes and other property insurance (by 21.0%). And in motor third party liability insurance (MTPL) – the traditional source of insurance business income for the Moldovan market – collections fell by 4.6% over the year.
The share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Moldova’s economy increased significantly after the National Bureau of Statistics recalculated registered companies according to a new methodology.
Total government debt, which includes the government’s external and domestic liabilities, is rising due to an acceleration in domestic borrowing.
The introduction of advanced technologies that will radically change the experience of road users is at the heart of the National Strategy for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).
The Italian car industry surprises again: a unique one-seater supercar from Dallara Automobili is preparing to change owners at the prestigious RM Sotheby’s auction. It is about the Macchina Posto Singolo model – a car created at the height of the pandemic, when most people were sitting at home, and the engineer Giampaolo Dallara realized an unusual project together with his team.
Jimmy Choo remains a key asset for Capri Holdings despite recent rumors of a possible sale. Group CEO John Idol emphasized that the brand is showing steady signs of recovery and growth.
This year’s state budget will be replenished with another tranche of the European aid in the amount of 5.6 billion lei, which the authorities plan to spend on “strategic reforms” within the Economic Growth Plan. This was announced by State Secretary of the Finance Ministry Ion Gumene.
A Moldovan court on Monday authorized the extradition of a Ukrainian citizen from Moldova to India in a Rs 177 billion (MDL 371.7 million) scam case. The money laundering case is related to the financial pyramid scheme of the jewelry company Torres Jewellers.
