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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.
Tour operators report that tourists are reconsidering or canceling plans for vacations in Turkey due to the aggravation of the situation.
One-year government bonds will become available for purchase on the eVMS platform in the second quarter of this year. This is the first time the Ministry of Finance has demonstrated such an “innovative” approach to domestic borrowing by offering “shortened investments” with a maturity of one year and publishing a monthly schedule for the next round of subscriptions.
In the April 2026 report “Institutions for Industrial Policy,” International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts discuss the shift away from pure free market principles in economic management. Industrial strategies require active government intervention and coordination, reminiscent of Soviet Gosplan methods to support key sectors of the economy in the new environment, according to the Fund’s working papers.
The Republic of Moldova ranks 110th (out of 209) in the world in terms of agricultural land area. We have 9,421 square miles for agricultural purposes.
A total of eight countries, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Poland, reported PM2.5 concentrations exceeding 15 micrograms per cubic meter, well above the 5 µg/m³ level considered safe by WHO.
Every spring, life in Europe almost comes to a standstill because of the succession of annual holidays that stretch from March to May. Economists have long asked an uncomfortable question: what is their cost?
Starting and running a medium-sized business in the EU can be costly for employers. At the same time, the gap between the top and bottom of the union’s labor cost rankings is clear.
In 2025, Moldova continued to have a high level of informal employment. According to various estimates, the informal labour market accounts for around 20% of the working population, including those in formal employment who continue to work without a formal employment contract or receive their wages ‘under the table’.
The employment rate in Moldova fell to 40.2% in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 43.40% in the third quarter. This decline reflects a reduction in the number of employed persons to 774,000, indicating a shrinking labor market.
European Union countries granted citizenship to nearly 1.2 million people, the highest number in a decade, according to Logos Press.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in Moldova from 2000 to 2026 increased by 1839%, which makes our country one of the world leaders in terms of growth rates of this indicator.
The four largest producers of dairy products in Ukraine account for almost one-third of revenues in the dairy business in Ukraine.
Moldova scored 35.8 points in the Numbeo 2026 Cost of Living Index, which is 5 points higher than it was at the beginning of last year (30.8). This means that the cost of living in the country has risen by 16.23% over the year.
The overall dynamics of Moldovan industry is unstable and requires radical interventions. Without a clear industrial policy, investment and technologization, the decline in industrial production will continue.
In Romania, two pieces of news – good and bad – became known on Friday. The average real pension in 2025 exceeded 2,900 Romanian lei, increasing in nominal terms by 14%. This was the first real increase since 2016.
