Project Faro, backed by Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and BBVA, has raised $270 million in funding to launch a US dollar-backed stablecoin in the first half of 2027.
The government has approved a pilot project under which the largest state-owned joint-stock companies — the national telecoms operator Moldtelecom JSC and the central energy supplier Energocom JSC — will, for the first time in the country’s history, list corporate bonds on the stock exchange. This move is intended to revitalise the local capital market and attract private investment into strategic sectors of the economy.
Nvidia’s shares fell by more than 6 per cent during trading in Frankfurt on 9 November after the company’s board of directors announced an independent investigation into possible foreign intelligence interference linked to its chief executive, Jensen Huang.
The Moldovan International Stock Exchange (BIMx) held a general meeting of shareholders at which a decision was taken to carry out an additional private placement of shares. As part of this move, the trading platform’s authorised capital will be doubled — from 29.475 million to 58.95 million lei.
Bitcoin rose on Wednesday, following a broader recovery in risk assets: the markets reacted positively to the certainty surrounding US politics following the Democrats’ victory in the mid-term congressional elections.
An investigation has been launched in France following suspicious bets on the outcome of the 2026 Ballon d’Or vote. The award organisers and France Football magazine contacted the police after several users of the Polymarket platform accurately predicted not only the winner’s name but also the entire top five.
The US technology corporation Oracle plans to raise $20 billion through bond issues and share placements to finance the expansion of its cloud infrastructure and the construction of artificial intelligence facilities. This large-scale capital-raising programme reflects the growing need among technology companies for funding AI infrastructure, whilst simultaneously drawing investors’ attention to Oracle’s debt burden.
The global artificial intelligence market has faced its sharpest correction in recent years: investors’ cumulative losses have already exceeded $500 billion. Global technology indices have plummeted. The panic, which began in the Asian semiconductor sector, has spread to US stock exchanges, triggering a massive sell-off of shares in leading chipmakers and AI start-ups.
The state intends to acquire additional shares in the market operator ‘Moldova International Stock Exchange’ (BIMx) as part of a new share issue aimed at increasing the company’s share capital.
The prospects for the development in Moldova of the covered bond market, which is widely used in the European Union, were discussed today in Chișinău. This new financial instrument enables banks to raise long-term funds, including for the financing of mortgage loans.
