Moldova

A subsidiary of the Romanian state-owned company Romgaz, the largest producer and operator of natural gas storage facilities in Romania, was granted a gas trader’s license in Moldova for a 10-year period on January 13, 2026, Logos Press reported.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu’s statement about her readiness to vote for Moldova’s accession to Romania has caused a flurry of comments. Including from experts who tried to assess the prospects of “uniri” from the economic point of view, in addition to the obvious political barriers.

Moldova has outperformed many Western Balkan countries on Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings’ sovereign credit rating, Logos Press reported.

Latvian technology company Tet has started active work in Moldova, signing the first commercial agreement between its OTT brand Backscreen and one of the leading telecommunication companies of RM StarNet, Logos Press reports.

Prog-rock musician Gleb Koliadin, who performed with the Russian band “Bi2” as an arranger, as well as cameraman and editor Eugene Remizovsky have been granted citizenship of the Republic of Moldova, Logos Press reported.

The Moldovan authorities have established that those wishing to obtain citizenship of the country must demonstrate knowledge of the Romanian language and the provisions of the Constitution, Logos Press reported.

The volume of foreign trade operations between Moldova and China for three quarters of 2025 amounted to $ 1, 068 billion. Compared to the same period of 2024, it increased by 18.4%. As a result, China became Moldova’s second trade partner after Romania, Logos Press reported.

Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu and Romanian President Nicusor Dan said at a meeting in Bucharest that they are ready to speed up joint projects in infrastructure, energy and Moldova’s European integration, Logos Press reports.

In Moldova, the harvest campaign of table grapes of late varieties is nearing completion. The task is likely to be completed as early as this week. The problem is that the 2025/26 marketing season, which was initially seen as one of the best in the five-year period, may end up being one of the worst. At the very least, for the reason that in some wine-growing regions between a third and a half of the table grape crop has gone to processing at modest prices, according to Logos Press.

S&P has assigned Moldova a “BB-/B” rating with a stable outlook, noting the commitment to reforms, fiscal prudence and gradual recovery of the economy, Logos Press reports citing the Investment Agency.

At the end of next week Moldovan winegrowers will start mass harvesting of table grapes of the main export variety – “Moldova”. In general, the good condition of “Moldova” plantations allows us to hope that in 2025 the export of table grapes will exceed the record of 2023 – about 84 thousand tons.

At the end of next week Moldovan winegrowers will start mass harvesting of table grapes of the main export variety – “Moldova”. In general, the good condition of “Moldova” plantations allows hoping that in 2025 the export of table grapes will exceed the record of 2023 – about 84 thousand tons, – reports Logos Press.