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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.

Easter is becoming an “indicator” of demographic processes. Depopulation, migration and aging of the Moldovan population can be seen more and more clearly behind the festive gatherings and the return of the diaspora.

According to the International Monetary Fund, the Republic of Moldova is in the fifth place in the world in terms of population decline. Over the last 25 years, the number of inhabitants of the country has decreased by 19%.

In March, food prices in Ukraine increased by 1.3%, in Moldova – by 1%. On an annualized basis (compared to the indicator in March 2025), Ukrainian food prices increased by 9.5%, Moldovan – by 6.3%.

According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, Moldova has been downgraded from an “imperfect democracy” to a “hybrid regime” now on the verge of authoritarianism in 2025.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning of 45 million people at risk of food shortages and is preparing 42.9 billion euros of emergency aid.

In March, average consumer prices in Moldova increased by 5.8% year-on-year, up 2.7% YTD, confirming the acceleration trend. As of February 2026, annual inflation rose to 5.1% after January’s low of 4.8%.

A cochlear implant for 440 thousand lei was the most expensive case of treatment in 2025. Overall, more than 8.5 billion lei were allocated for inpatient medical care in the country. This is more than half of the funds accumulated in the compulsory health insurance funds during the year.

From this year, the official statistics on household income will be more accurate, thanks to the application of an improved methodology. This is reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), citing fresh data. They have also “gotten better”.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the spring conscription campaign, during which 1.2 thousand young men will be sent for compulsory service against 1.4 thousand a year earlier.

The National Center for Sustainable Energy (CNED) announced the development of a digital platform designed to monitor and analyze the development of renewable energy production capacity in Moldova.

The jubilee conference of Moldovan winemakers “Wine Year 2025: Data, Solutions and Results” demonstrated the progressive growth of the industry by many indicators and outlined the benchmarks for the future.

The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, April 9.

The financial thresholds that determine the size of a company will increase as of January 1, 2027. They may be adjusted by 25% and rounded up for inflation.

The market of luxury watches shows unexpected changes: over the last decade, Cartier products have shown a much more impressive growth in value than Rolex models. This is the conclusion reached by the analysts of Chrono24, who have studied the price dynamics of thousands of watches.

The eurozone private sector in March showed the weakest expansion in nine months. This follows from the business activity index (PMI) data published by S&P Global.

S&P Global Ratings affirmed Romania’s ‘BBB-‘ rating on April 3 with a negative outlook and noted that risks associated with the implementation of Romania’s public finance consolidation program will remain high in the coming years.

The European Commission (EC) has urged EU countries to limit large-scale measures to support economies, including energy subsidies and tax cuts, because of the risk of high inflation and budget deficits.