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The MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food expects that potential tax preferences will partially compensate for the increase in farmers’ costs due to higher prices for inputs and encourage them not to reduce the scale of the spring sowing campaign. According to the Ministry’s estimates, approximately 1.3-1.4 million hectares are to be sown with spring crops in Moldova this spring.
According to preliminary data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the GDP in 2025 will amount to 353.5 billion lei (in current market prices) and will increase in real terms by 2.4% compared to 2024.
Freelancers’ income in February 2026 amounted to almost 12 million lei, while the amount of the calculated single tax amounted to 1.8 million lei. The increase in revenues exceeded the January figures by 567.84%.
China’s consumer price growth increased to the highest level in more than three years. Deflation in the industrial market slowed again after a rebound in energy markets and a boom in consumer spending during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Projects under the program “Europe Nearby”, through which the modernization of local roads is financed, continue to be implemented in many settlements of the republic. In February, 74 road repair projects were financed under this program. One project, in Ciorescu commune, Chisinau mun. Chisinau, has been completed. This is evidenced by the data provided by the National Bureau of Regional and Local Development.
In the period from January to February 2026, the state budget received revenues managed by the Customs Service (TM RM) in the amount of 5,828,285.41 thousand lei (more than 5.82 billion lei), which is 103.9% of the budgetary burden set for this period.
Despite rising climate risks, production and logistics costs, as well as agricultural restructuring and changing consumer preferences, European horticulture is showing resilience and adaptability.
China started 2026 with unexpectedly strong foreign trade figures. According to the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, the country’s exports in January-February grew by 21.8% year-on-year, significantly exceeding analysts’ expectations and becoming the fastest growth rate in recent years.
In February 2026, Moldova exported just over 11 thousand tons of apples. This is about 500 tons more than in the previous month. But 2 thousand tons less than in February of the previous year.
In February, the annual inflation rate surpassed last month’s figures, amounting to 5.1%, which is higher than in January. In January, annual inflation in Moldova decreased to 4.8% (from 6.8% in December 2025), which was the lowest level over the last 1.5 years.
In 2025, 24.5% of the gross final electricity consumption of the Republic of Moldova was provided by renewable energy sources (RES). The increase in the share of electricity from RES was due to the growth in the number of RES electricity producers, as well as the dynamics of the total installed capacity at the country level.
The U.S. dollar reversed course on Monday, retreating from a three-month high after President Donald Trump suggested the conflict with Iran was nearing an end.
The Canary Islands (Spain) recorded a historic high in tourist traffic, with a 4.9% increase over last year’s figures at the beginning of 2026, according to Logos Press.
By 2030, data processing centers in the United States may consume as much water as the largest American metropolis, New York City, requires every day. This is the conclusion reached by researchers who studied the rapidly growing demand for resources from the artificial intelligence industry.
Early this Monday morning in Asia, Brent crude was up about 15.5% to $107.16/bbl, while U.S. Nymex Light Sweet crude was up more than 17% to $106.77/bbl.
Iraq’s oil production has fallen sharply amid ongoing conflict with Iran and problems with exports through the Strait of Hormuz.
The current working week ended with “green”, i.e. – growing indicators of futures for the whole grain group of commodities, rapeseed and sugar. Exchange analysts see this as a direct impact of the lack of positive news about the imminent prospects for the winding down of hostilities and the elimination of logistical failures in the Middle East. However, the factor of not very good weather is gradually coming into play.
Hundreds of people took to the streets of the capital to declare violence against women unacceptable. In 2026, the slogan of the event is: “Women are safe, justice is in the courts”.
International Women’s Day, traditionally celebrated by many countries of the world on March 8, this year is also a good occasion to remember that the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has declared 2026 as the International Year of Women Farmers.
The highest proportion of women among scientists and engineers in the European Union is recorded in Latvia. In this Baltic country in 2024, women accounted for 50.9% of all scientists and engineers. The next highest figures are recorded in Denmark, where the share is 48.8%, Estonia (47.9%) and Spain (47.6%). In the EU as a whole, women make up 40.5% of the workforce of scientists and engineers.
