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Bulgaria’s tourism sector recorded a surge in early bookings following reports of the country winning the Eurovision contest and being awarded the right to host the 2027 competition.
China and the United States are at the center of global trade flows – they dominate both purchases and shipments of goods around the world. Together with Germany, these countries account for a huge share of global trade in goods.
Chisinau-based confectionery Bucuria has approved a dividend payment of 24.695 million lei, representing 47.5% of net profit for 2025.
Moldova ranked 80th out of 182 countries in the world corruption perception index in 2025, compiled by the international organization Transparency International.
Food inflation in Europe has slowed sharply, but for consumers this has made little difference: prices remain well above pre-pandemic levels. The reason is simple – inflation is slowing, but price hikes are not rolling back.
In 2025, 1055 settlements in Moldova will have access to centralized water supply systems, which is 69.1% of the total number of towns and villages in the country, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
Average wages (in euros) in the Czech private sector this year rose 9% year-on-year to CZK 48,967 (EUR 2,024). This growth was one of the fastest in the Central European region. Nevertheless, compared to the situation in this area in other Visegrad Group (V4) countries, Czech salaries are inferior to those in Poland, but ahead of those in Slovakia.
The inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) in Moldova in 2025 amounted to 409 million euros.
Metalferos ended 2025 with a widening net loss despite strong revenue growth.
The global art market returned to growth in 2025 after two years of decline, but the recovery remains uneven and depends on the expensive segment. This is according to the annual Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2026.
World vegetable oil production in the 2026/27 marketing season will reach 244.1 million tons. This is about 6.8 million tons more than in the current season. The global supply of this commodity will fully meet the projected demand for it (237.6 million tons).
Real Madrid has once again topped the ranking of the world’s most expensive soccer clubs published by Forbes. The club is valued at $9.5 billion and has held the top spot for the fifth consecutive year.
Germany is discussing a possible surge in citizenship applications from Ukrainian refugees in 2027, when some of them reach the minimum period of residence in the country.
Spartak Moscow and Moldovan national team defender Oleg Ryabchuk left the team due to the expiration of his contract. This was reported by the club’s press service on May 29.
The season of white nights in St. Petersburg in 2026 has become noticeably more expensive for foreign tourists and travelers from CIS countries. According to market participants, the cost of trips to the Northern Capital has increased by 10-15% on average over the year, and vacation prices are increasingly approaching the level of popular European city-break destinations.
The 2026 harvest in Brazil is estimated at 66.7 million bags (a standard bag of coffee in the International Coffee Organization’s ICO measurement system is 60 kg). This is an 18% percent increase over last year’s result. If the forecast is confirmed, the result would be a new record in history (statistics maintained by the National Supply Company Conab), exceeding the 2020 figure (63.08 million bags) by 5.74%.
A labor fair is being held in Chisinau, with over 2,000 vacancies. In this way, the authorities hope to partially reduce the personnel shortage, which is becoming one of the key problems of the economy.
By the end of 2025, about 60% of judges included in the integrity verification (vetting) procedure have been assessed. These are figures from the final report of the Ministry of Justice on the implementation of the Justice Sector Independence and Integrity Strategy 2022-2025.
The European Commission has revised production forecasts for key crops for the 2026/27 marketing year. EU cereal crop estimates were downgraded, while forecasts for key oilseeds improved slightly.
The European ice cream market remains one of the largest. According to Eurostat, last year EU countries produced about 3.3 billion liters of ice cream, which is 2% more than the year before (3.2 billion liters).
