Business community urges the government to cut bureaucracy and ensure fiscal stability

Business representatives conveyed their main requests to the Government during meetings with Prime Minister Vasile Tofan. They emphasized the need to reduce bureaucracy, ensure fiscal predictability, and create an investment-friendly environment. In response, the Prime Minister pledged to implement measures for deregulation, digitize public services, and provide a stable climate for entrepreneurs.

Chișinău is preparing a new investment package of over two billion euros, adding to the 1.9 billion from the Growth Plan

The Republic of Moldova is developing a package of over 20 investment projects focused on infrastructure, energy, and digitalization. These projects aim to attract more than two billion euros in funding, in addition to the 1.9 billion euros already allocated through the European Union (EU) Growth Plan.

Plum harvest up 20%, but sales are struggling due to low prices

Moldovan producers are anticipating a bountiful plum harvest this year, with an estimated yield about 20 percent higher than last year's. The weather has been favorable, resulting in high-quality fruit. Harvesting is in full swing, and farmers hope to sell their entire crop. Once again, nearly half of the harvest is expected to be sold in the European Union market.

Moldova warns against illegal timber trade as firewood prices climb

Moldova has intensified timber supply chain inspections as rising firewood demand ahead of winter pushes retail prices up to €80 per pallet, prompting warnings against black-market logging.

Chișinău airport terminal expansion to start by October

Prime Minister Vasile Tofan ordered urgent terminal expansion works at Chișinău International Airport by October, warning on Friday that soaring passenger traffic has pushed the facility to operational capacity limits.

Moldova freelancers declare €2.2M August revenue as taxes drop

Moldova's independent entrepreneurs generated over €2.24 million (approx. 45 million MDL) in August revenues, yielding €339,000 in calculated single tax as monthly liabilities edged down 1.8%, official fiscal data showed.

Moldova receives €1.4B in foreign aid amid absorption delays

Moldova collected €1.4 billion (approx. 28.08 billion MDL) in foreign financing last year, but bureaucratic hurdles and cancelled tenders have slowed the delivery of critical public infrastructure projects across the country.

NBS: Unemployment fell to 7.3%, with employment rising to 859.3 thousand

The labor market in the Republic of Moldova showed signs of recovery in the second quarter of this year. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the unemployment rate decreased to 7.3%. The number of employed individuals rose to 859,300, and the total labor force increased by 2.5%, reaching 926,900 people.

Grants up to 1.2 million lei for 12 families in Moldova to build passive houses

The Republic of Moldova will announce a call for applications to select 12 beneficiaries who will receive grants of up to 1.2 million lei each to build passive houses. This non-refundable financial support will be provided by the governments of Denmark and Germany.

CNED guarantees 10 million lei for apartment building energy renovations

Homeowners' associations will find it easier to secure loans for energy renovations of apartment buildings thanks to a new mechanism approved by the government. Under this initiative, the National Center for Sustainable Energy (CNED) will guarantee up to 90% of loans, with a maximum amount of 10 million lei and an interest rate capped at 5% per year.

Prime Minister Tofan: "We aim to reduce the budget imbalance in talks with the IMF"

The government aims to reduce the budget deficit and has announced a series of fiscal and administrative reforms. Prime Minister Vasile Tofan met with Svetlana Cerović, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) resident representative in the Republic of Moldova, to discuss the fiscal and budgetary situation, public debt management, and measures needed to strengthen state finances. Key priorities include implementing fiscal reform, reducing administrative costs, and streamlining government structures and agencies.

Afghan delegation visits Moldova; Parliament discusses commercial relations

The visit of a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture of Afghanistan to the Republic of Moldova was organized to assist a Moldovan business in expanding its exports to the Afghan market via Uzbekistan. Vasile Șarban, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, emphasized that the relationship was purely commercial and not aimed at establishing diplomatic ties with the Afghan authorities.