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According to the Global Innovation Index 2025 report, compiled by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Republic of Moldova ranked 74th, placing between Kuwait and the Seychelles.
A marketing campaign during the World Cup helped Coca-Cola boost sales of its key brands. Thanks to strong second-quarter results, the company raised its full-year forecast, and its stock rose by more than 7%, hitting a new all-time high.
Medpark, Moldova’s largest private clinic, ended 2025 with impressive growth in its financial performance. The medical facility’s revenue increased by 10% to 871 million lei, compared to 793 million lei a year earlier. Net profit grew even more—by 15%—to 131.5 million lei.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has increased the amount of grant funding to support temporary shelters for refugees from Ukraine located in the Republic of Moldova.
The government today approved a decision to launch negotiations and sign a Memorandum of Understanding between Moldova’s Ministry of Education and Research and India’s Ministry of Education to strengthen bilateral relations and promote cooperation in the field of higher education.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), more than half of industrial output is sold on the domestic market. According to the agency’s latest report for 2025, the share of domestic consumption of local industrial products reached 68.6%.
The overall pass rate for the national exam to obtain a secondary school diploma in 2026 reached 81.9%, which is higher than the 2025 rate (79.17%). A total of 18,437 candidates were admitted to the exam, of whom 15,100 passed it successfully.
The World Bank has classified the Republic of Moldova as an upper-middle-income country.
As of today, 1,809 children from refugee families from Ukraine are enrolled and attending municipal schools in Chisinau, and 505 young children are attending preschool institutions.
A new trend has emerged in Georgia’s real estate market: foreign investors have begun buying apartments in bulk in buildings under construction. Such transactions allow them to secure more favorable terms and anticipate an increase in property values.
The harvest of the first group of grain and oilseed crops in Moldova will continue for at least another two to three weeks. The reasons for this are both good and not so good.
Zinedine Zidane has officially been named head coach of the French national team, putting an end to years of anticipation surrounding one of the most coveted positions in world soccer. The former national team captain has replaced Didier Deschamps, who, over the course of 14 years, transformed Les Bleus into one of the most successful national teams of modern times.
The luxury market, estimated to be worth $400 billion, is going through a difficult period. After two years of declining sales, companies had expected a recovery in 2026; however, buyer caution and geopolitical tensions continue to weigh on demand.
As of the end of 2025, Moldovan employers owed their employees more than 165 million lei in wages and other employment-related payments. More than 10.8 thousand workers were affected by these delays.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), sales by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) rose by 15.5% in 2025, and their share of Moldova’s economy increased by 1.7% over the course of the year.
In the second quarter of 2026, Moldovan citizens took out a record amount of bank loans amid falling interest rates and growing demand for financing.
From July 20 to 26, 2026, revenue from the Customs Service to the state budget totaled more than 861.5 million lei, which is 102.2% higher than the target for the reporting period.
The Ministry of Finance has published data on budget execution for the first six months of 2026. According to the data, state budget revenues during this period increased by 0.7% compared to last year, totaling 37.03 billion lei. At the same time, expenditures rose by 4.2% to approximately 46.2 billion lei.
In July, the Medicines Commission of the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (AMDM) approved the registration of 39 drugs. Of these, 33 were registered for the first time on the Moldovan market, while six others were re-registered.
At the end of last week, the National Bureau of Statistics published a study titled “Trends in Economic Activity in the Third Quarter of 2026.” The survey results prompted comments in the press that sparked a debate.
