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Pollination services involve costs for beekeepers, so they should be paid at least modestly, says Ion Maxim, director of the National Association of Beekeepers of Moldova (ANARM).

Romania has set a record for wheat exports in the 2025-26 season. According to Eurostat, in July-January the country shipped the largest volume to foreign markets for this period, exceeding the average for the last five years by 2 million tons.

US PepsiCo has reported a worrying trend: demand for snacks and carbonated drinks is starting to decline. Even despite a strong start to the year, the company warns that a drop in turnover is inevitable.

The National Employment Agency presented a new top-10 list of the most active employers in Moldova’s agricultural sector. The selection includes companies offering official employment, competitive salaries and opportunities for professional growth. The most demanded professions are tractor drivers and agronomists.

The National Social Insurance Fund closed the quarter with a surplus of 1,237.0 million lei. A similar situation was observed last year.

According to the latest data, about 33 thousand people in Moldova receive the minimum wage, which this year amounts to 6,300 lei per month. Of these, about 10 thousand work in the public sector and about 23 thousand in the private sector.

In the first 100 days of 2026, Moldova’s population decreased by 7,821 people, of whom 4,554 emigrated permanently.

The global silver market is going into deep deficit, and this trend is continuing for the sixth consecutive year.

The catalog of plant varieties in the Republic of Moldova for 2026 was published by the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA). It is updated annually and is addressed to agricultural producers.

Since the end of last week, the wholesale price of yellow onions has been increasing at the Moldovan fruit and vegetable market. According to market operators, during the pre-holiday period the product was sold at 3 lei/kg, today it is difficult to buy it at 4.5 lei/kg.

Romania’s current account deficit narrowed markedly to 3.19 billion euros in January-February, down from 3.64 billion euros in the same period last year, according to data released by Romania’s central bank on Wednesday, April 15.

In February 2026, Moldova imported goods worth 822.2 million euros, which is 1.5% less compared to February 2025. This is the first time in many years when the National Bureau of Statistics records a negative import dynamics.

In its April update to its forecasts for 2026, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down its growth forecast for Moldova’s economy from 2.5% to 2.3% of GDP. The GDP growth forecast for Moldova in 2027 stands at 3.7%.

For exporters of wheat from the Republic of Moldova, the marketing season 2025-26 is unfolding ambiguously – the physical volume of external supplies has increased, but average export prices are decreasing. As a result, the financial and economic effect is relatively small.

During the period of the new tax regime, freelancers paid a single tax of 2.9 million lei to the budget.

French company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton earned 19.1 billion euros in the first quarter, which was below analysts’ expectations (19.6 billion). The main reason was weak sales in the company’s largest business – fashion clothing and leather accessories.

Divine production in Moldova has increased by 671% in three years, according to the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA).

The Republic of Moldova produces only four of the seven basic products, making it dependent on food imports.

Over the last five years, prices in Poland have markedly approached the prices of the EU countries with the most developed level of economy. Five years ago, living in Poland was 45% cheaper than in Germany, but this difference is decreasing year by year. According to Eurostat, in 2025 Poland will continue to catch up with the more expensive EU countries in terms of price level, although the growth rate has slowed down slightly.

Irish insurance company JustCover published a rating of the most “colorful” cities in the world and surprised even the Irish themselves. Dublin was in the last, 30th place.