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The European Union could send Ukraine the first tranche from a 90 billion euro loan package as early as next week.

Germany’s Puma is going through a difficult period, with the company recording a loss in 2025 and warning that 2026 could remain unprofitable due to weak demand and business restructuring.

American Kontoor Brands has started the process of selling the Lee jeans brand. The bidding procedure started in the first quarter of 2026 and has already attracted the interest of a number of potential buyers. The deal is expected to close before the end of the year.

The Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) informs about the authorization of the first payments for the measures envisaged in the Growth Plan of the Republic of Moldova. Also, other agricultural subsidies were authorized for applications reviewed between May 4 and May 8, 2026.

Romania may face not a technical recession, but a full-fledged economic crisis in case of a new decline in GDP. This was stated by the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Romania, Sorin Grindeanu, against the background of the deterioration of the country’s macroeconomic indicators.

This October, the Republic of Moldova will celebrate the 25th anniversary of National Wine Day, using this momentous occasion to highlight its wine heritage, tourism offer and growing international presence under the slogan ‘United by Wine’.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup (2026 World Cup), which will take place from June 11 to July 19 in the United States, Mexico and Canada, is projected to be a powerful driver of the global economy, capable of bringing significant GDP growth and creating hundreds of thousands of jobs. By expanding the format to 48 teams and hosting matches in 16 cities, the scale of the event promises an unprecedented economic impact.

International online platforms, including eMag, Temu, Amazon, are actively used in Moldova as a shopping channel from abroad, but they do not work as an export tool for local producers. This was stated by businessman Mircea Baciu, commenting on the development of cross-border e-commerce in the country.

The deadline for the completion of installation works is the last week of May, while the line’s commissioning and testing phases should be completed during June. This is reported by the Energy Ministry, referring to the visit of Energy Minister Dorin Jungietu to the Vulcanesti power plant.

At the beginning of April, the National Center for Sustainable Energy (CNED) reported that the installed capacity of all renewable energy production (RES) installations exceeded 1 GW. At the same time, another tender was announced for large renewable energy producers. At the same time, Moldova is not developing projects to create balancing power plants using traditional fuels, which hinders the involvement of renewable energy in the country’s energy system.

Trump Media & Technology Group and associated with Donald Trump’s family reported a financial loss of $405.9 million for the first quarter of 2026.

Between the launch in March 2025 and April 2026, 483 micro and small enterprise projects in the agricultural sector have been financed under the Farm Credit Line (FCA) program.

CAIR – A group of developing countries launched the Borrowers’ Platform on April 15 to create a stronger collective voice in debt management discussions and international financial negotiations.

The State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA), Vasile Charban, participated in the first AgriMBA conference in the Republic of Moldova, organized by the Technical University of Moldova.

The European Union remains Moldova’s key financial partner, providing more than 72% of direct foreign investments, about 59% of external grants and more than 19% of the country’s external loans. This was stated by IDIS Viitorul expert Veaceslav Ionita.

The Zcash team will introduce wallets with a recovery mechanism in case of a quantum threat within a month.

India is rapidly strengthening its position as one of the world’s largest IT and AI development centers. The revenues of global technology centers operating in the country have already approached levels that were previously expected only by 2030.

The beauty industry has found a new audience where no one has looked before – in the Formula 1 paddock. While motorsport has been associated for decades with oil giants, watch brands and energy companies, Sephora, Charlotte Tilbury and LVMH have all hit the tracks in 2026. The reason is simple: women have become one of the fastest growing segments of the championship’s audience.

On the eve of the new marketing season, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) recalls the success of Moldovan fruits on the EU market.

Energy Minister Dorin Jungietu made a working visit to the oil field in Valeni (Cahul district) to assess the state of the existing infrastructure and prospects for the development of hydrocarbon resources extraction in Moldova.