A block of shares in Banca de Finanțe și Comerț S.A. (FinComBank), representing nearly 1% of the bank’s capital, was sold on the Moldovan Stock Exchange for more than 11 million lei.

Bulgaria has gained significant international recognition as a destination for remote work. Condé Nast Traveler, an American travel magazine often referred to as the “bible” for tourists, has included it among the most affordable destinations in the European Union for digital nomads.

Nearly 1,000 farmers and local government officials participated in 21 informational sessions, organized over a two-week period in July by the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA) as part of a campaign to explain the provisions of the Strategic Agricultural Policy Program (PSPA).

The capital’s authorities have signed a contract for work on the “Expansion of Mircea cel Bătrân Boulevard” project. This is the first phase of one of the capital’s largest infrastructure projects in recent years, according to the Chisinau City Hall.

The release of an AI model by the Chinese startup Moonshot—which, according to the company, is on par with leading models from OpenAI and Anthropic—sent the stock prices of the world’s largest companies plummeting.

Apple took the top spot among the world’s largest companies by market capitalization, overtaking Nvidia. The change in leadership came after Apple’s stock rose and investor interest waned in overvalued AI-related stocks.

Dinosaur skeletons are becoming a new target for billionaires. Wealthy collectors are willing to pay tens of millions of dollars for rare fossils, turning these ancient giants into one of the most expensive alternative assets.

The Republic of Moldova’s borrowing on the domestic market has increased significantly over the past two years, and this is having an ever-greater impact on the state budget, warns the civic movement “Construim Încredere” (“Building Trust”).

With financial support from Sweden and Norway, UNDP, in partnership with the Organization for Entrepreneurship Development (ODA), Moldovan business incubators will receive targeted investments totaling $386,000 to improve energy efficiency.

Geopolitical tensions and renewed concerns about friction between the U.S. and China are putting pressure on risk assets, including Bitcoin.

Carolina Novak, State Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, and Nicolae Magdil, Head of the Directorate for Renewable Energy and Green Mobility, held a meeting with representatives of the Japanese company SDG Impact Japan, which specializes in creating and developing new businesses aimed at addressing sustainable development challenges.

Today, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development hosted a meeting of the Coordinating Council for the Implementation of the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (SUERD).

Acting Prime Minister Eugen Osmochescu commented on today’s launch of EU accession negotiations under Cluster 6—“External Relations”— — as part of the third intergovernmental conference between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union, held in Brussels.

In the second quarter of 2026, the National Fund for Agricultural and Rural Development (FNDAMR) by the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA).

In the first five months of this year, exports rose by 11.4%, while the trade deficit increased by 3.3%.

Dan Dungaciu, a Romanian sociologist and first deputy chairman of the Alliance for the Unification of Romanians (AUR) party, believes it is time for Romania to stop providing financial support to other countries during this extremely difficult period. He criticizes the lack of transparency in how these funds are used.

A day after the release of U.S. inflation (CPI) data, Bitcoin rose above $65,000 and retained most of the momentum it had gained. Against this backdrop, capital inflows into cryptocurrency funds resumed.

The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex nicknamed “Gus” was sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York for $50.1 million, setting a new world record for the highest price ever paid for a fossil at auction.

Reducing bureaucracy, promoting integrity, and strengthening cooperation between the private sector and government agencies were discussed today at a meeting at the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA). The event was organized as part of the “STIC – Building Trust Between IMM and the Public Sector in the Republic of Moldova” project. The project is supported by the Swiss government.

Farmers in Moldova are once again struggling with a seasonal shortage of labor. This is a problem for all agricultural producers, but it is particularly acute for fruit growers.
