Dorin Recean: Government will demand cheaper gas for consumers

The government will procure cheaper natural gas from next week. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Dorin Recean. The official said from the rostrum of the Parliament that the authorities will request, in this context, a decrease in the natural gas tariff.

Veaceslav Ionita: "Last month, for the first time deposits in our banking system exceeded 100 billion lei"

In the coming months, the National Bank of Moldova will continue to loosen monetary policy, which will make Moldovan citizens invest, said economic policy expert Veaceslav Ionita. According to him, at present the lending process of the population remains weak because the interest rate is high. We are witnessing a much faster growth of deposits in banks than the number of loans, he said.

Nicu Popescu: Wizz Air company could return to the Republic of Moldova

The government will make every effort to return the Hungarian company Wizz Air to the air market in the Republic of Moldova. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu during a press conference held alongside his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjàrtó, who is visiting our country. Nicu Popescu confirmed that discussions are held and will not last "very long".

EU earmarks 8 million euros for SMEs from the Republic of Moldova

The European Union allocated 8 million euros in non-reimbursable co-financing for seven state programs to directly support entrepreneurship, implemented by the Organization for Entrepreneurship Development (ODA). A grant contract in this sense between the EU and the Republic of Moldova was signed on Wednesday, May 24, in Chisinau.

Romania intends to fully supply the Republic of Moldova with energy and natural gas

Electricity and natural gas continue to get cheaper on the stock market. Prices are even twice as low as a year ago, but the declines are not seen in the bills for the population either. During all this time, Romania aims to fully and completely supply the Republic of Moldova with energy and natural gas, says the Minister of Energy from Romania, Virgil Popescu. For this there are two options for financing, RepowerEU or the modernization fund, Virgil Popescu said at the Energy Forum.

The problem of Ukrainian grains // Maia Sandu: The Republic of Moldova must help Ukraine

The subject of grains is a complicated one and there are no simple solutions, said President Maia Sandu on the public television. The head of state stated that our country must help Ukraine, because it needs solidarity ways to export its products.

Veaceslav Ioniță: Last year, the trade of the Republic of Moldova with the EU countries exceeded 7 billion dollars

Last year, the trade of the Republic of Moldova with the countries of the European Union exceeded 7 billion dollars. Thus, 4.6 billion represented imports from the EU, and 2.5 - Moldovan exports, claims the expert in economic policies Veaceslav Ioniță. According to him, from 1996 until 2000, the main partner of the Republic of Moldova was the CIS, which annually held 63% of all Moldovan exports. Currently, however, the same share is held by exports to the EU.

Ministers of Agriculture from the Republic of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine discuss optimizing the transit of Ukrainian grains

The Ministers of Agriculture from Romania, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine discussed optimizing the transit of Ukrainian grains, reads a press release from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry.

Termoelectrica: Tenants of 200 thousand apartments in the municipality of Chisinau benefited from compensations from the state budget for heating

In the 2022-2023 heating season, the tenants of 200 thousand apartments benefited monthly from compensations from the state budget for the payment of energy bills from the energy vulnerability reduction fund, in the amount of 808 million lei. The announcement was made by Termoelectrica.

The Republic of Moldova exported goods worth more than $1 billion in the first 3 months of this year. Where most of our products end up

The Republic of Moldova exported goods worth more than $1 billion in the first three months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics show. The largest share of Moldovan products was shipped to European Union countries and amounted to $670 million. The authorities and experts in the field note that Moldovan exports have changed destinations in recent years. At the same time, they say that farmers in our country need to make more efforts to make domestic products competitive on foreign markets.

The Republic of Moldova and the USA signed an Agreement on air transport liberalisation

The Governments of the Republic of Moldova and the United States of America signed on Thursday, May 18, the Agreement on Air Transport Liberalisation. It will allow direct flights from Chisinau to destinations in the United States and vice versa, said Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Lilia Dabija. The US representatives noted that the agreement is an important step towards more investment in this area.

The European Commission announces the first auction on the Joint Gas Procurement Platform. What volume did the Republic of Moldova request

The first auction process on the European Union's joint gas purchasing platform has been a "remarkable success", announces the European Commission. Energy companies from the EU bloc and other participating countries, including the Republic of Moldova, had by last week submitted bids totalling more than 11 billion cubic metres on the AggregateEU platform, while bids from suppliers participating in the first round exceeded 13 billion cubic metres.