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Tax Service warns of fake emails sent in its nameThe State Tax Service warned on 11 November that fraudsters are sending emails that imitate its official messages and carry suspicious attachments. The subject line refers to “updated rules for checking tax reports”. The emails come from an address that does not belong to the Tax Service. The service stresses that it did not send […]Companies to access EU cybersecurity grants of up to €60,000A draft government decision would make the Cyber Security Agency Moldova’s National Coordination Centre in the field. The centre would help companies, universities and research institutions in Moldova obtain European funding for cybersecurity projects. The money would come from the EU’s Digital Europe and Horizon Europe programmes, in cooperation with the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre. […]Health insurance 2027: fixed contributions of 12,636 and 3,160 lei proposedThe Ministry of Health has put the 2027 parameters of the mandatory health insurance funds up for public consultation until 20 November. The percentage contribution stays at 9% of salaries and other payments, while two fixed amounts are proposed for people who insure themselves individually. The 12,636-lei contribution would apply to people insuring themselves individually, […]
Mortgage lending hits a record 3.3 billion lei in Q33.3 billion lei — the amount Moldovans borrowed in new mortgage loans in Q3 2026, the largest sum ever recorded for a single quarter. The previous record of 3.2 billion lei was set at the end of 2024, economist Veaceslav Ioniță notes. About 2,370 mortgage contracts were signed in Q3 (2,080 in Q2), and the […]Energocom and Moldtelecom to issue corporate bonds, first tranches in 2027Two state-owned companies, Energocom and Moldtelecom, will raise funds on Moldova’s capital market by issuing corporate bonds. They will publicly announce the plan on 16 November. The money will go to priority investment projects. Memoranda with intermediary banks maib and Victoriabank and with Expert-Grup as project implementer will set out the stages and timeline. The […]From 11 November petrol drops to 29.83 lei and diesel to 35.03 lei per litreFuel is getting cheaper again. Under the maximum prices set by ANRE for Wednesday, 11 November, 95 petrol falls by 38 bani to 29.83 lei per litre, dropping below 30 lei. Standard diesel falls by 39 bani to 35.03 lei per litre. This follows earlier cuts at the start of the month, as diesel prices […]ANRE delays switch of medium and large firms to negotiated electricity prices until 1 July 2027Medium and large companies will be able to buy electricity at the regulated prices of the universal service supplier until 1 July 2027 instead of 1 January 2027 as originally planned. Energy regulator ANRE approved the six-month delay on 10 November. ANRE says the market is still consolidating: wholesale and retail markets remain concentrated, day-ahead […]Moldova’s annual inflation rose to 10.8% in October, highest since June 202310.8% — Moldova’s annual inflation rate in October 2026, up from 8.6% in September. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, this is the highest level since June 2023. Prices rose 2.7% in October alone. Services were the main driver (+18.1% year on year), pushed by regulated tariffs: natural gas +56.2%, heating +33.7%, passenger transport […]Chișinău City Hall announces at least 10 major infrastructure projects: roads, bridges, waterChișinău City Hall is preparing at least 10 major infrastructure projects, Mayor Ion Ceban said while presenting a report on three years of his term. Work continues on extending Mircea cel Bătrân Boulevard. Industrială Street will be built and upgraded as a bypass between Botanica and Ciocana, cutting the trip from Ciocana to the airport […]Japan to lend Moldova about €49.1 million for farm machineryThe Government of Japan will lend Moldova up to 8.678 billion yen, about €49.1 million, to modernise agriculture. The agreement was signed on 9 November by Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popșoi and Japanese Ambassador Takeuchi Kazuyuki. The money will fund the second phase of the Modernisation of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment project (MAME) through the […]