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Moldova will receive 60 million euros to modernize irrigation infrastructure and improve farmers’ access to water for irrigation. For these purposes, the government on May 13 approved the signing of two agreements with the French Development Agency.
The Ukrainian authorities are engaged in new international agreements in the security sphere. One of the key areas could be the Drone Deal between Ukraine and the USA, which envisages joint production of drones and development of defense technologies.
The United States will provide $8 million for projects to strengthen Moldova’s cybersecurity.
Exxon and Shell are resuming Arctic exploration under Donald Trump’s slogan “Storms, Crumbs, Storms.” They are seeking to replenish reserves, diversify portfolios and maximize profits from Donald Trump’s policy of ramping up fossil fuel drilling, even though they recently claimed otherwise. Record investments and the success of new projects promise to exceed all expectations, in what experts see as a great success of the U.S. administration’s public policy.
Sweden, long considered a symbol of the European socio-economic model, is gradually changing its approach to the economy by lowering taxes, reducing regulation and strengthening the role of private capital.
Copper prices rose above the key mark of $14 thousand per ton, approaching historical highs. The market continues to grow despite the increased nervousness on global platforms due to the aggravation around Iran.
A large-scale marketing campaign to attract English tourists to Georgia is organized by the National Tourism Administration and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of the country.
Moldexpo exhibition center summed up the results of the auction for leasing six land plots. According to the company’s management, annual revenues from the new contracts will amount to 6.8 million lei.
Starting from July 1, 2026, Law No. 69/2026 of 30.04.2026 will enter into force in Moldova, providing for the exemption from import customs duties for goods produced in the USA.
The National Bank is stepping up efforts to transition to “environmentally friendly” credit instruments, which should give borrowers significant advantages and enter the country’s “green transition” system in accordance with European requirements. The Central Bank is already holding training seminars with professional participants in the banking system to assess such business initiatives and create appropriate financial conditions for green loans.
Netflix Corp. said it has spent about $135 billion over the past decade to produce original movies and series in more than 50 countries.
Orange juice futures rose sharply on the New York Stock Exchange after the publication of forecasts of a decline in the orange harvest in Brazil, the world’s leading exporter of the beverage.
A Caribbean island smaller than many metropolitan areas has suddenly become one of the main beneficiaries of the global artificial intelligence boom – all thanks to two letters in the browser address bar.
A massive crisis in horticulture forced the U.S. government to allocate $9 million to farmers to liquidate 50 thousand tons of peaches and cut 420 thousand peach trees. The reason – the customer did not need this raw material.
To speed up the procedure, the Public Property Agency proposes to exempt both wineries from paying deductions and dividends from the profits earned by them in 2025 to the state budget.
eBay’s board of directors rejected GameStop’s $56 billion merger proposal, deeming it “neither credible nor attractive.”
One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, MSD, has appointed Conor Dempsey as the new Managing Director of its operations in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. He succeeds Marcelo Pascual Morales, who was appointed Deputy Vice President and Executive Director of MSD Japan.
Iute Group, a digital banking group operating in Southeastern Europe, increased total revenue by 13 percent year-on-year to 32.5 million euros in the first quarter of 2026. The Group’s net profit amounted to €2.6 million.
An unusually large rough stone weighing about 2,200 grams (about 11,000 carats) has been discovered in Myanmar’s Mogok region, known as one of the world’s largest sources of rubies. The find was made in April this year, and the official confirmation of its significance was published on May 8 by the state broadcaster Global New Light of Myanmar.
The market of tourist and historical real estate has again received a loud signal: the legendary Bran Castle in Romania, known to the world as “Count Dracula’s castle”, has come under the control of American capital.
