
Press review. Friday, 13 November 2020
InfoMarket Agency presents:
* "Komsomol'skaya Pravda"
- Is it true that Moldova will fail without Diaspora’s money?
How are remittances of migrants from Europe actually spent in their homeland?
- Moldova cuts heating tariff
The heat tariff will be below 1000 lei per gigacalorie.
* "Moldavskiye Vedomosti"
- 180 thousand state employees will receive a bonus
About 180 thousand state employees will receive an annual premium at the end of 2019.
Moldovan government approved at its meeting the regulation on the procedure for calculating and paying the premium.
- The European Commission will take control over the gas pipeline that is stretching from Romania to Moldova
The Romanian Energy Law may be amended to regulate putting under the "tutelage" of the European Commission and Community legislation of all agreements on the connection of the national gas transportation system with neighboring states, not members of the EU.
* "Saptamana"
- From 1 January 2021, persons who have been active for more than 7 years after being entitled to a pension may request a pension revision.
In 2020, pensions were revised two times: on 1 January and on 1 July.
- The government approved the project to increase the allowances of war veterans
If it is approved by the Parliament, the monthly state allowance of the participants in the war on the Dniester, as well as in the war in Afghanistan will increase by 200 lei.
* "Moldova Suverana"
- The third edition of the Fine Wine 20/21 wine guide has been published
The guide describes 50 wines from over 20 Moldovan wineries. It is a non-hierarchical selection, a guide in the world of good Moldovan wine.
* "Vocea Poporului"
- Psycho-emotional support program for students
The start of the second edition of the Psycho-Emotional Support Program for students "I choose to feel good" has started.
- Agricultural workers deficit
The agricultural sector in the Republic of Moldova would need about 153 thousand daily workers annually; it is mentioned in a study on the impact of the lack of labor force in agriculture.
* "Ekonomicheskoye Obozreniye"
- The base rate fell to historic lows
The NBM Executive Committee on Monetary Policy unanimously adopted on November 6 a decision to further cut the rate on the main short-term monetary policy operations by 0.1 percentage points - to 2.65% per annum.
- Price dynamics in October 2020
National Bureau of Statistics informs that in October 2020, the annual inflation (over the last 12 months) was 1.56%, including for food products 3.95%, non-food products (-0.37%) and services to the population 0.59 %.