Regulation
The National Commission of Financial Market (NCFM) and the Inspectorate General of Police (IGP) are joining forces in the fight against financial fraud and cybercrime in Moldova. The agencies have agreed on a mechanism for joint actions and formalized it with a formal cooperation agreement.
The High Court of England and Wales last week allowed a lawsuit by a UK resident who accused his wife of stealing more than 2,323 bitcoins (3.14 billion Moldovan lei) to proceed.
The EU is limiting Hungary’s participation in confidential meetings and reducing the flow of classified information because of fears that Budapest may pass data to Moscow. This is reported by kommersant.ru with reference to Politico.
The richest man on the planet, Ilon Musk, may have misled investors when he bought social network Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion.
In addition to the mixed system of manning the National Army with contract and conscript soldiers, all men between the ages of 18 and 55 will undergo compulsory military training at the state’s expense. Women will be able to participate voluntarily. The training will last up to 6 weeks.
The law on phytosanitary products will be amended to unblock the market, avoid shortages of plant protection products and create predictable rules for farmers.
A state-of-the-art mobile scanner was officially tested at the Tudor customs point. It was installed by the Customs Service (CU) as a pilot project and represents the next step towards full digitization and optimization of the customs control procedure.
The US authorities temporarily allowed the purchase of Iranian oil loaded on tankers earlier than March 20. The relaxation of sanctions will last 30 days. It will allow about 140 million barrels to be brought to the market. The goal is to bring prices down below $100 per barrel.
Since the beginning of 2026, 5,083 people have found jobs through the territorial subdivisions of the National Employment Agency, of which about 1,276 are officially registered unemployed.
Officers of the Main Department for Combating Fraud of the State Security Service (SIS), led by prosecutors from the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS), uncovered a money laundering scheme. It is estimated that the damage to the budget amounted to more than 173 million lei.
Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) airplanes and helicopters will be officially authorized in Moldova. Certification and permits will be introduced for them, pilots will have to undergo updated training and licensing, including emergency helicopter flights.
A labor tribunal in Holbeck near Leeds, UK, sided with a woman whose boss called her “Potato” and mimicked an Irish accent, Logos Press reported.
Moldova ranked 101st in the Index of Economic Freedom 2026 out of 184 states. This rating has been compiled for 32 years by the American research center The Heritage Foundation. It is determined on the basis of 12 quantitative and qualitative indicators organized in 4 main groups.
The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) is introducing a national Open Banking standard, obliging 15 payment service providers to implement secure API interfaces. This allows users to securely manage accounts with different banks through a single application, which is in line with the European Directive.
Ukrainian law enforcers have exposed the activities of a group of scammers who organized a scheme to embezzle funds under the guise of crypto-investments.
Moldova’s debt to the CIS amounts to 1.6 million lei. Foreign Minister Mihail Popşoi made it clear that Moldova is ready to repay it.
In Bulgaria, exceeding of permissible pesticide norms was detected in a consignment of Argentine sunflower delivered by the third ship. According to laboratory tests, the level of deltamethrin in the samples is twice as high as the established norms. The samples were taken by inspectors of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) in the presence of local agricultural producers.
Russian oil company Lukoil has completely devalued its investments in foreign assets amid US sanctions.
The Parliament adopted in the first reading two draft laws on the regulation of short supply chains of agri-food products, one from PAS and one from Democrația Acasă. The opposition faction used a special “argument” for clarity: the deputies were given bulbs.
Mopeds, scooters, motor scooters and motorcycles with an electric motor, as well as electric cars and special purpose vehicles on passenger car chassis, i.e., vehicles with an electric motor became subject to road use tax.
