News about Macroeconomics

Moldova will attract $400 million in financing from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), a member of the World Bank Group. The funds will be provided within the framework of the program to support sustainable growth, designed for 2026-2027. The first stage of the program envisages a $250m loan this year, with the remaining $150m to be agreed and received next year.

The Republic of Moldova ranks 27th among 83 countries in the rating of debtors of the International Monetary Fund in nominal terms and 16th in terms of debt-to-GDP ratio.

The German government is preparing to adopt a draft budget for 2027. In addition to a tobacco tax, the authorities want to introduce a tax on sugary drinks.

EU expands subsidies for businesses affected by rising fuel prices. The European Commission has allowed EU countries to increase state subsidies for businesses to cover part of the additional costs of fuel and fertilizers.

The minimum wage threshold for foreign workers will be set at no less than 50% of the projected average monthly wage in the economy. The measure is aimed at ensuring a guaranteed minimum income and a more stable integration of foreign workers in the labor market of the Republic of Moldova.

In November 2025, Radu Vrabie, a specialist with 20 years of management experience in structural reforms and public policy analysis, took over as head of the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova. About his goals in his new position and his vision for the future of Moldovan customs – in an exclusive interview with the economic portal Logos Press.

Chaotic changes in U.S. tariff policy could increase the federal budget deficit by $1.1 trillion over the next decade.

The official presentation of the Board Leadership Program International took place today. The program is presented in Moldova by the Chisinau Business School in partnership with the Bucharest Business School, the Association of Independent Directors of Romania and with the support of ecoDa. “School students” will be representatives of the financial and banking and other business sectors.

The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday, April 28. its withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+, dealing a major blow to groups of oil-exporting countries and Saudi Arabia amid an ongoing war with Iran.

In a fresh global ranking of the largest coal consumers, the leading tandem is China and India. These two countries together account for almost 70% of global coal consumption. The Chinese share is 55.8%

According to a survey, energy prices have reduced consumer sentiment in Germany to a three-year low and will apparently decline further. The consumer sentiment index was presented earlier this week by the Nuremberg Institute for Market Solutions (NIM) together with the research institute GfK.

Conservative MPs in Germany’s Bundstag are preparing to give European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen a tough ultimatum: either limit Brussels’ control and cut bureaucracy, or face new attempts to limit the Commission’s powers.

European parliamentarians are actively working on the European Union budget for 2027, which is the final year of the current seven-year planning period (2021-2027). Following the approval of a €90 billion funding package for Ukraine for 2026-2027 to cover budgetary and military needs, there are concerns that additional funding will be needed as early as 2027 due to the deficit.

The dollar is falling at the start of the week amid forecasts of US-Iran talks and central bank action. Waning hopes for an agreement to end the war in the Middle East are keeping investors on edge ahead of a series of central bank meetings later this week.

The Moldovan authorities plan to implement a system of job exchange with the European Union countries, which will allow citizens to get access to job offers abroad, and European employers – to candidates and vacancies on the Moldovan market.

Moldova has made significant progress towards European economic integration, reflected in an increasingly pronounced orientation of exports towards the European Union market. Preliminary results and an analysis of the country’s prospects in the context of the economic policies pursued by the authorities was presented by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) within the framework of the project “Strengthening Trade and Competitiveness in the Eastern Partnership Countries”, funded by the European Union with the support of the consulting company Civitta.

Romania’s National Institute of Statistics published alarming data last year: for every 100 children, there are 130 elderly people.

Global apparel brands are faced with the fact that they now have to pay more for the customer. This is a direct factor that is changing the marketing budgets of companies around the world.

Real hourly wages in Europe have fallen by 3% over the last five years. Their growth has been higher in countries outside the euro area and in countries with lower wage levels.

The first tranche of the “military” part of the 90bn-euro EU loan will amount to 6bn euros and will arrive in Ukraine no later than June.