4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (428+ words) Shifting burden toward consumption and sin taxes The reform package restructures personal income exemptions, adjusts value-added tax (VAT) thresholds, and raises excise duties on fuel and tobacco. Prime Minister Vasile Tofan stated at the start of the cabinet meeting that…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (424+ words) Moldova offered a 50% freight transit discount, but Ukrainian exporters continue to favor competing European routes, leaving Moldovan tracks operating far below target capacities, logistics analysts reported. Only 15 to 20 freight wagons cross daily along the northern Vălcineț–Bălți–Ungheni corridor, representing…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (162+ words) Moldova’s Public Property Agency will auction five-year lease rights for 21 state-owned agricultural plots on September 22, offering farmland parcels ranging from 1.3 to nearly 87 hectares across the country. Interested agricultural producers and commercial bidders must submit their formal participation files by September…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (304+ words) Moldova's energy regulator ANRE approved a 41% increase in household natural gas tariffs effective Tuesday, Sept. 1, driven by rising European procurement costs and winter restocking demands. Rising procurement and winter stockpiles Consumers will pay €1.01 (20.30 MDL) per cubic meter starting this month,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (241+ words) More than 300 domestic producers opened the second edition of Moldova's national trade exhibition on Friday at the Moldexpo exhibition center in Chișinău, organizers said. Cultural showcases and national records On opening day, organizers unveiled the country's largest hand-woven carpet, produced…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (320+ words) Women in Moldova earned on average 15% less than their male counterparts in 2025, despite making up more than half of the country’s employed workforce. Highest disparities observed in tech and financial services Men secured higher earnings across most economic sectors, with…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (327+ words) Moldova aims to double bilateral trade with Turkey to $2 billion within the next two years, leveraging annual growth rates of 20 to 25 percent. Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan announced the target during an interview with the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (286+ words) Moldovan authorities are urging public institutions and households to switch to solid biofuels to mitigate import vulnerabilities and buffer against sudden price shocks. More than 300 biomass boiler systems are currently operating in public institutions across Moldova, delivering roughly 70 MW of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (361+ words) Moldovan agricultural producers have secured full priority for domestic grain transport on the national rail network, the government announced following negotiations with farming associations. State railway operator CFM has allocated its entire dedicated grain fleet to local producers. Ukrainian transit…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (320+ words) In the early 2000s, Russia's economy experienced growth rates of 6-7% annually. However, following the 2008 financial crisis, this growth slowed to approximately 2%. The economic boost from military spending following the invasion of Ukraine temporarily raised GDP growth to 4%. Currently, that growth rate…...