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The National Agency for Research and Development announced the launch of the Innovation Vouchers competition. It will allow small and medium-sized businesses to attract scientific organizations to implement innovations.
The Republic of Moldova initiated the procedure for withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT).
This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA), Ludmila Catlabuga. According to her, the Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) is currently processing 396 applications for post-investment subsidies worth over 400 million lei, as well as 170 applications for so-called “complimentary” subsidies (in this case, partial compensations of farmers’ insurance premiums).
In Italy, one of the most discussed deals on the art market in recent years has been completed: the state has purchased the “Portrait of Maffeo Barberini”, recognized as an authentic work by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, for 30 million euros. After much debate about the provenance of the work, the authorities decided to exercise the right of first refusal to prevent the painting from leaving the country.
The real estate market of Moldova is far from the real market and lives according to its own laws. This has long been perceived as an axiom.
Global markets of exchange-traded agricultural products have entered a phase of moderate growth. In this situation, hedge funds are gradually increasing their purchases of oilseeds and grains, anticipating a period of high price volatility.
MIA’s Instant Payments system today celebrates two years since its launch. During this time, it has become an everyday tool for fast money transfers, allowing citizens to make payments in real time, in a few seconds. Transfers are made directly from online and mobile banking applications, regardless of the working hours of payment service providers.
The system of returnable packaging (SDA), which is being formed for the first time in Moldova, is estimated at 20 million euros. This was announced to Logos Press by Grigori Stratulat, State Secretary of the Ministry of Environment.
The Organization for Enterprise Development (ODA) announced the first financing decision under the FACEM Impact product, which is part of the project “SME Development Fund in the Republic of Moldova” financed by the German government through the German Development Bank (KfW).
Agrarians will receive financial assistance for the purchase of diesel fuel from March 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026 inclusive. The state will cover their expenses for excise tax, the rate of which in 2026 is 3978.95 lei per ton. At the same time, the amount of aid will not exceed 200 thousand lei per beneficiary.
One million lei is envisaged in the prevention fund for 2026 for the implementation of disease prevention projects and promotion of a healthy lifestyle, with a focus on the prevention of alcohol consumption.
Philip Morris International (PMI) reports further progress in its smoke-free journey. In 2025, the company saw growth in all categories of smokeless products: heated tobacco, nicotine sachets, e-cigarettes. According to financial results, smokeless products accounted for 41.5% of PMI’s total 2025 net revenues. At the same time, volumes shipped of smokeless products increased by 12.8% due to the transition of adult smokers to alternative products.
The government defines new measures to support farmers in the situation in the Middle East at the start of the spring campaign of agricultural works. The Cabinet of Ministers approved amendments to the Tax Code to simplify the VAT refund procedure for farmers.
The Government is launching a pilot program to replace elevators in apartment buildings. At the initial stage, the program will be a pilot one, and its implementation will last for one year. 40 million lei has been allocated for the first stage.
Financial experts of the French company BNP Paribas admitted that Nike may consider the possibility of selling the Converse brand, owned by the sports giant since 2003. The basis for such assumptions were both the decline in the brand’s financial performance and significant changes in management and cost structure.
In 2025, the Moldovan Ministry of Defense relied on modernizing military facilities and increasing the social protection of personnel. 346.1 million lei was spent on infrastructure. 18 facilities were overhauled, construction was carried out at 46 other facilities, and a total of 63 military facilities were modernized and built within the framework of the project “Military Camp 136 Băcioi”.
There is a simple rule in the global financial system: money runs away from risk. Today, this principle may affect one of the richest regions of the planet. Sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf countries control trillions of dollars. And if the war over Iran changes their investment strategy, the consequences could be felt by markets around the world.
The Moldovan government is going to raise the rent for the land on which the Giurgiulesti International Free Port (GIFP) is located almost 30 times.
Many traders expect bitcoin to recover to the $80,000 level between June and September, Derive said.
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that America First Refining (AFR) will build a new refinery in the state of Texas. This means that the US will have the first major refinery built in the last 50 years.
