Moldova has launched a new round of privatization, putting a number of state-owned assets in the industrial, construction, publishing, and chemical sectors up for sale.
The ratio of the average housing price in Moldova to the average annual income is such that a person would need 12.1 years’ worth of salary to make a purchase. Based on this indicator, our country ranks 129th out of 180 countries worldwide.
According to the results of a business survey, economic activity and the number of employees are expected to remain relatively stable in the third quarter of 2026, while sales revenue and product prices are projected to grow moderately.
Geopolitical security, economic pressure, and environmental risks are issues that concern European citizens. A YouGov survey conducted in six EU countries shows that no single issue dominates public opinion. Each country has its own priorities, although the economy remains the top concern for most.
The number of bankruptcies in Romania is rising rapidly. In the first five months of 2026, 3,146 companies and self-employed individuals (PFAs) filed for insolvency. This is 13.6% more than a year earlier, according to data from the National Trade Registry Office (ONRC).
If you were to trace the entire course of the Moldovan crisis as a single chain of events, it would look like a closed system without a single safety mechanism.
As of June 2026, real estate in Romania is undervalued; however, sales are declining.
It will become more difficult to book an apartment in Cyprus through Airbnb or Booking.com. The island’s authorities are preparing a major reform of the short-term rental market following the tragedy in Limassol, where people died when a residential building collapsed. As the investigation revealed, several apartments in the building—which had been declared unsafe—were officially registered for tourist accommodation.
The housing market in Europe picked up steam again in 2025, although real estate prices continued to rise in most countries.
The diagnosis of “construction without development” explains the origins of the current housing market crisis. But the diagnosis alone doesn’t change anything, and the Moldovan debate on real estate gets stuck at this very point every time: the problem is identified, reforms are listed, and the participants go their separate ways.
