The UK Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has announced plans to change the mechanism for the annual indexation of state pensions from April 2030. The savings are intended to be channelled into the creation of a national social welfare system.
Ukraine may face an additional external financing shortfall of approximately $54 billion by the end of 2029. The greatest need will be in 2027 – around $30–35 billion.
Moldova’s public debt continues to show rapid growth. Over the first eight months of 2026, the total public debt rose by almost 15 billion lei and exceeded 38 per cent of the country’s GDP. The data is provided by the Ministry of Finance in its monthly reports.
Today, 27 September, the last Sunday of the month, the country’s economic community is celebrating its professional holiday — Economists’ Day. This holiday has official status and a long-standing history. It was officially established by a government decree back in 2001 to highlight the key role played by economic specialists in the country’s development and in planning a successful future.
In its September Interim Economic Outlook report, the OECD revised its forecast for global GDP growth in 2026 upwards to 2.9 per cent (compared with 2.8 per cent in June), noting the strong resilience of the major economies thanks to large-scale investment in the artificial intelligence sector. At the same time, the forecast for 2027 was revised downwards to 3 per cent (a decrease of 0.1 percentage points) against a backdrop of persistent inflationary pressures and debt burdens.
Analysts at Bloomberg Economics have published a comprehensive long-term economic forecast covering the next 30 years. The agency’s experts have predicted significant changes in the growth rates of the world’s major powers and a redistribution of economic power, warning of the dawn of an era of ‘slow tomorrows’, which will radically alter the balance of power between the major powers.
On Wednesday, the Romanian leu weakened against the euro, reaching a new all-time low, according to data from the country’s central bank.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Thursday that it expects Moldova’s economy to grow by 2.8 per cent in 2026, keeping its June forecast unchanged.
Romania ranks 27th in the world in terms of public debt per capita.
“The national budgets of EU countries are under enormous strain… and it is clear to everyone that financial resources are not unlimited.”
