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EU releases another 157 million euro to Moldova under the Growth Plan157 million euro is the new tranche the European Union is releasing to Moldova under the Growth Plan. The decision was announced in Brussels after the tenth meeting of the Moldova–EU Association Council. The money follows the completion of 18 reform commitments in the first half of the year: according to the authorities, Moldova delivered […]Energocom estimates October gas price at 76.35 euro/MWh, below ANRE’s calculationEnergocom estimates the price of gas for firm volumes contracted for October at about 76.35 euro per MWh. ANRE’s calculations for the fourth quarter assumed an average purchase price of 78.94 euro/MWh. Even so, the cost is 16% higher than in September and almost 87% above the average purchase price for the first nine months […]AIPA approved 11.28 million lei in subsidies in September, about 7 times less than in AugustThe Agency for Intervention and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) authorised only 11.28 million lei in subsidy payments in September 2026. That is about 7 times less than in August (82.2 million lei) and roughly 20 times below the monthly average for the first half of the year (over 226 million lei). The agency did not […]
Moldova’s top 10 wineries: combined turnover of 2.85 billion lei, down about 10%2.85 billion lei — the combined turnover of Moldova’s ten largest wine producers in 2025, about 10% less than in the previous year’s ranking, according to an analysis by Mold-Street.com. The main cause is external: tariffs imposed by the United States caused wine exports to the American market to collapse, with shipments to the US […]Moldova’s tax service to receive financial account data automatically from 88 jurisdictionsMoldova’s Finance Ministry has updated the lists of countries and territories with which it automatically exchanges financial account information. The State Tax Service will receive data from 88 jurisdictions and will send information on accounts held by their residents to 79 jurisdictions. The order was published in the Official Gazette. The list includes EU countries, […]Giurgiulești Port could raise capacity by 20–25% after a new multimodal berth is builtConstruction of a new multimodal berth at the Giurgiulești International Free Port will start within two months and take about 12 months. Once completed, the port’s capacity could rise by 20%, possibly 25%, said Ghiorghe Bătrînca, chairman of the board of operator Danube Logistics. In April 2026, Danube Logistics was taken over from the EBRD […]Moldova aims for up to 1.2 GWh of battery energy storage within two yearsMoldova plans to build up to 1.2 GWh of battery energy storage over the next two years, Energy Ministry state secretary Carolina Novac announced. In parallel, the authorities want to triple the country’s electricity interconnection capacity by 2029. The driver is fast-growing renewables: installed capacity has already passed 1 GW, mostly solar. Variable output puts […]Ukrainian group MHP proposes at least €20 million investment in poultry processing in Moldova€20 million is the minimum that Ukrainian agri-food group MHP proposes to invest in the first phase of a poultry processing project in Moldova. The project is being reviewed at government level, and the Investment Agency treats it as a priority. In its extended version, capacity could reach about 50,000 tonnes of meat a year, […]Business week: September 28 – October 2, 2026Five stories that mattered for business this week. Heating in Chisinau up 62% — 3,277 lei per gigacalorie from October 1; higher costs for offices and shops on district heating. Energy Strategy to 2050 — about EUR 43 billion in investment for energy independence. 2027–2028 industrial plan: 3.44 billion lei — state aid for investment, […]IT services exports reach 190.2 million euros in Q2, but software services fall 10.2%In Q2 2026, Moldova exported 190.2 million euros worth of computer services, and the surplus on this item grew 5.9% to 159.1 million euros, according to National Bank data. But the mix is shifting: exports of services related to software applications fell 10.2% to 48 million euros. Growth came from “other computer services” — installation […]