Category: Economics

Moldova’s Finance Minister Victoria Belous says state-owned holiday facilities and other properties should either be transferred to private management or put up for sale in order to reduce public spending and turn...

Moldovans will have to pay value-added tax (VAT) and a fee on parcels received from abroad starting in October. The measure is included in the new fiscal and budgetary policy approved by...

Moldova’s Agriculture Minister Eugeniu Osmochescu says there is currently no economic or financial justification for extending the licensing requirement for grain and oilseed imports, a measure requested by some farmers.“If we are...

Moldova plans to increase the reduced value-added tax (VAT) rate for HoReCa services and certain agricultural products from 8% to 12% starting in 2027, according to the fiscal policy approved by the...

Moldova’s public debt, currently at around 42% of GDP, is not in itself the biggest problem for the country’s finances. The real vulnerability is the rapidly increasing cost of servicing the debt,...

Moldova has not been included in the new US trade surcharge regime introduced under Section 301 of US trade law, following the expiration of a temporary 10% tariff imposed on imports for...

Moldova’s apple production is expected to reach approximately 526,000 tons this year, with around 325,000 tons potentially destined for processing. The country’s fruit and vegetable canning industry says it is prepared to...

The budget deficit, which is expected to exceed 23 billion lei in 2026, is “manageable,” Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu said. According to him, the authorities plan to take a different approach when...