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The number of payments made with cards issued in Moldova continues to grow.
About 1 thousand tons of table grapes were exported by Moldova in April 2026. The buyer is Iraq.
Paris is still the most expensive city on the secondary housing market in France. The average price here reaches about 10 thousand euros per square meter, and this is almost twice as high as in most major cities of the country.
In the first four months of the year, CNAM transferred more than LE 6 billion for medical and pharmaceutical services provided to the population.
As of the end of April, more than 12 thousand vacancies were officially registered in Moldova, 87% of them in cities. According to the National Agency for Employment of Population (ANOFM), in the labor market of Moldova in 2025-2026 there is still a high demand for labor force with vocational education and unskilled personnel.
The number of newborns in Moldova continues to steadily decline, and this is increasingly affecting the health care system.
More than 80% of Moldova’s housing stock is located in rural settlements. This is evidenced by the final data of the population and housing census presented by the National Bureau of Statistics.
The Principality of Monaco has reaffirmed its status as the world’s most expensive residential real estate market, setting a new record for transaction value.
The revenues to the national public budget, administered by the State Tax Service, according to the operational information of the authority, amounted to about 28.7 billion lei in the first 4 months of 2026. This represents an increase of 3.4 billion lei or 13.3% compared to the same period of the previous year.
In the morning of May 4, the bitcoin (BTC) rate updated the maximum for three months. The price of the first cryptocurrency rose above $80.6 thousand for the first time since January 31, according to Coinmarketcap. The total capitalization of the crypto market is at a two-month high, rising above $2.65 trillion.
Mobile telephony strengthens its dominant position on the electronic communications market in the Republic of Moldova.
In April, the volume of Ukrainian grain shipments by rail to Poland and Romania almost halved. Whereas railroad deliveries of grain from Ukraine to Hungary remained at a stable high level. This was discussed during an online meeting between representatives of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC and participants of the agricultural market.
According to the 2024 Census of Population and Housing Stock in Moldova, there are more than 1.12 million residential structures in the country, most of which are concentrated in rural areas. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disseminated final data on the characteristics of the housing stock, including dates of construction, construction materials used and regional differences.
At least 8 out of 10 agricultural workers in our country work legally. “The whole society, and especially the MPs, should know about this,” says Alexandru Bădăreu, former president of the Forța Fermierilor association and consultant in economic policy.
The U.S. national debt has exceeded 100% of GDP, reaching $31.27 trillion for the first time since 1946. Thus, the country is rapidly approaching the historical record debt-to-GDP ratio of 106%, set in 1946. Now the U.S. national debt is $31.27 trillion, the volume of the economy – $31.22 trillion
The eurozone economy unexpectedly slowed at the start of 2026, with soaring energy prices driven by the war in Iran threatening stagflation in the coming months. Data for the first month of fighting in the Middle East, released Thursday, do not fully capture the extent of Europe’s economic slowdown, but give a sense of the scale of the losses.
Emigration and reduction of the able-bodied population in Moldova are inherited demographic phenomena. This was stated by Labor and Social Protection Minister Natalia Plugaru at the National Forum of Labor Market and Social Dialogue. The authorities intend to make up for this deficit through active policy measures and increased investment in the employment sector.
In the first three months of 2026, 586 building permits were issued in Moldova, 3.5% less than in the same period last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.
Military spending by NATO’s European member states grew faster last year than at any time since 1953. They increased by 14% compared to 2024, reaching 739 billion euros.
The gross agricultural product in the Republic of Moldova increased by 8.5% (in comparable prices) in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year. The increase was provided by the livestock sector – plus 8,8% against the indicator for the mentioned period of 2025. In January-March of this year, traditionally, the main share (98.3%) of agricultural production fell on products of animal origin.
