News about Macroeconomics
Rumen Radev officially took office as prime minister. He resigned early from his largely ceremonial position as president to lead the government.
Russia’s federal budget deficit in January-April 2026 amounted to 5.877 trillion rubles (about 60.3 billion euros). This figure was twice as high as in the same period last year and was more than a third higher than the plan for the whole of 2026.
US efforts to mediate the conflict between Russia and Ukraine have reached a dead end, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni.
Next week it is planned to present a new concept of the Law on the unified system of labor remuneration in the public sector. The document will become the basis for a new architecture of labor remuneration in the public sector.
Today, May 8, European stock markets fell sharply after a new round of escalation between the United States and Iran. Investors began to withdraw from risky assets amid fears that the fragile truce between the parties could finally break down and the conflict could hit global oil supplies.
The National Bank of Moldova increased the prime rate by 1.5 p.p. at once. – From 5% to 6.5% – to prevent inflation growth against the background of rising world prices caused a lot of questions and comments of experts.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said the medium-term outlook for the natural gas industry is likely to last longer than previously thought. The conflict with Iran has already led to a loss of about 120 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas between 2026 and 2030, Gergely Molnar, an IEA expert, said Thursday.
According to market analysts, published in an interview with CNBC, the growth of gold and silver prices may resume if a peace agreement is reached between the U.S. and Iran. During the conflict, gold price fluctuations have been subdued, moving in opposite directions to fluctuations in oil prices and the U.S. dollar. However, gold and silver market growth will resume this year as momentum forces resume.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the April 2026 World Economic Outlook report, which presents data for 195 countries by their share of nominal GDP.
As of the beginning of 2026, servicing Moldova’s domestic public debt costs the budget significantly more than servicing external debt, often amounting to almost double the difference in expenditures.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, May 8.
The United States Department of Justice has launched an investigation into suspicious bets on oil futures ahead of news of a war with Iran. Traders made such transactions totaling $2.6 billion amid a periodic spike in trading activity in the oil market shortly before important announcements about the situation around Iran.
The increase of the prime rate by the National Bank of Moldova from 5% to 6.5% has caused mixed reactions among MPs. Some consider the measure necessary to curb inflation, while others warn of negative consequences for investment, lending and living standards.
Moldova is becoming increasingly dependent on external financing. At the same time, reform-driven financial instruments are increasingly being replaced by “politicized financing”, with economic criteria taking a back seat. This can be considered the beginning of a dangerous slide for the country.
In 2025, the population of Georgia increased by 10.7 thousand people and reached 3.94 million. The trend is explained by migration: although the natural increase was negative – mortality exceeded birth rate by 6,452 cases – the positive migration balance (17,127 people) overcame this decline
The Executive Committee of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), at its meeting held on May 7, 2026, unanimously increased the prime rate by 1.5 percentage points at once, in order to prevent the risks of increasing inflationary pressure amid the global price situation.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that the country is going through the biggest change in decades. He made the statement at a business forum in Düsseldorf against the backdrop of the economic downturn, the energy crisis and growing global instability.
Moldova ranked 61st in the Freedom Index and 51st in the 2026 Atlas Freedom and Prosperity Around the World (2026 Atlas Freedom and Prosperity Around the World), compiled by the Atlantic Council. In total, there are 164 states on the list.
By the end of the day on May 6, the dollar exchange rate fell to the lowest level since the beginning of the war in the Middle East. The reason was the appearance of information that Washington and Tehran came close to signing a peace agreement.
The independent expertise notes a paradoxical situation: despite the declared reforms, the role of the state in the Moldovan economy remains high and even structurally strengthens in some areas. At the same time, the reform of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is progressing slowly.
