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Moldova’s tourism industry started 2026 with a strong growth. The total revenue of travel agencies and tour operators in the first quarter increased by 17.5% year-on-year and amounted to 495 million lei.
Moldova ranked fourth among the largest suppliers of apples to the Russian Federation in 2025. The volume of Moldovan exports of apples to the Russian market last year amounted to $36.8 million.
The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) has revised upward its inflation forecast, which will rise from to 8.6% in the last quarter of 2026 against the backdrop of the situation in the Middle East. According to the central bank’s previous official forecast, inflation in Q4 should have amounted to 5.0%, while in the forecast a year earlier (in May 2025) – 4.0%.
The first operation in the country to implant a wireless mini-invasive pacemaker in the heart of a 12-year-old child has been performed at the Republican Clinical Hospital “Timofei Mosneaga” in Chisinau.
Experts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the May report almost did not change the global oilseed balance for the ending 2025/26 marketing year, and focused on the first crop estimate for the 2026/27 season. The forecast predicts global record production, processing growth and a continued tight balance in the vegetable oil market.
In 2025, European businesses are facing the need to cut back on investment, causing the level of business investment in the EU to fall to its lowest level in 11 years. This fell to 21.8% by the end of 2025 (Q4).
The National Center for Sustainable Energy (CNED) reported that in the first quarter of 2026, an additional 58.75 MW of new green energy generation capacity was commissioned in Moldova, bringing the total renewable energy capacity to 1,039.74 MW.
Apple stocks in Europe are currently about 20% higher than a year ago.
Fraud continues to evolve in the global economy. Criminal networks now operate faster, larger and more efficiently than ever before, utilizing digital systems. Businesses face increasing pressure from identity theft, cybercrime, financial fraud and other organized crime. At the same time, countries vary dramatically in their ability to prevent and respond to these threats.
Data from a fresh report by the International Organization of Viticulture and Wine shows a global decline in production. There are not many exceptions, most of them in Europe.
Russian travelers are actively reconsidering their preferences when planning foreign trips in the coming summer.
Data published on May 13 by Romania’s National Institute of Statistics (INS) showed that the country’s GDP fell by 1.7% in gross terms and 1.5% in seasonally adjusted terms compared to the same quarter of 2025.
The World’s 50 Best Beaches has published a list of the best beaches on the planet for 2026. The rating is based on the votes and assessments of more than 1,000 experts in the travel and tourism industry.
The eurozone economy has slowed sharply, growing at an annualized rate of only 0.8% in the first quarter of 2026. However, the three countries are growing many times faster than the bloc.
In April 2026, 1.44 million Moldovans visited the World Wide Web at least once, reports the Bureau of Audit of Circulations (BATI), citing the research company Gemius. This is 0.7% less than in March.
On Wednesday, the dollar held near a one-week high despite increased uncertainty in the Middle East. Traders analyzed data on inflation in the US, which turned out to be higher than forecasts. Over the past 12 months ending in April, the U.S. consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.8%, the largest annual increase since May 2023. This increase was driven by the oil crisis, which put pressure on prices.
The victims of road accidents caused by an unidentified or uninsured vehicle will receive 10.2 million lei from the protection fund during 2025, of which 90 per cent will be used to compensate for material damage and 10 per cent for bodily injuries.
The State Tax Service informs that 2,458 notices of single tax payment for April 2026 were sent to the e-mail addresses of independent entrepreneurs (freelancers).
Moldova is in the process of active implementation and adaptation of the European System of Integrated Social Protection Statistics (ESSPROS – European System of Integrated Social Protection Statistics). This process is part of the EU accession commitments, aimed at modernizing the social sector and implementing European standards. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has launched a pilot study.
The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine forecasts the grain harvest in 2026 at 60.4 million tons, which is only 1% or 0.64 million tons less than last year.
