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Press review. Friday, December 18, 2020

Press review. Friday, December 18, 2020

InfoMarket Agency presents:
* "Moldavskiye Vedomosti"
- Maia Sandu promises voters to fight against fences
President-elect Maia Sandu said she would begin dismantling the fence around the presidential building shortly after she takes the oath of office as President of the Republic of Moldova.
- Is the agrarians' revolt justified?
Such assistance to farmers, as this year, has not been allocated for forty years, says Vladimir Golovatiuc.

* "Saptamana"
- The ruler is changing the face and gender
The Christmas Eve will also bring a new style in the top management of our country. On December 24, the change of rulers will take place.
- The vaccine
Today, when the vaccine already exists and only a few months separate us from its widespread administration, skepticism is becoming more acute.

* "Moldova Suverana"
- Moldovans will retire earlier
Parliament supported the PSRM initiative, which proposes lowering the retirement age. The draft provides for the establishment of a standard retirement age of 57 for women and 62 for men. The document was voted, in two readings, by 54 MPs.

* "Vocea Poporului"
- Global demographic survey
The most complex global demographic survey was organized in the Republic of Moldova. 10,000 people were interviewed in the Generations and Gender survey.
- Many state-owned companies risk a drop in revenues
The pandemic crisis has severely affected not only the private business environment, but also a large part of state-owned companies.

* "Ekonomicheskoye obozreniye"
- Avant-garde damping method
Until the end of this year, accountants are required to calculate the amortization of fixed assets for tax purposes according to a new - linear - method.
- The first virtual exhibition
More than 50 Moldovan enterprises presented over 500 different products at the first national virtual exhibition "Expo Business Moldova 2020", which takes place on December 15 to 19, 2020 on the platform www.virtual-fairs.md.

* "Newsmaker.md"
"Don't say I didn't warn you." Dodon explained why farmers will remember him
The incumbent President Igor Dodon is confident that the farmers who today oppose the current government will remember the period of his governance as "better times" relative to the ruling of the current government."
- NM Espresso: why is everyone criticizing the abolition of the "law on the billion"; what Putin answered to Sandu, and what Usatii proposed to the opposition
The abolition of the "law on the billion" caused a sharp reaction of the National Bank of Moldova, the IMF and other external partners. Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on Maia Sandu's demand to withdraw the Russian troops from Transnistria, pointed out the conditions necessary for this. And the leader of the non-parliamentary Our Party, Renato Usatii, criticized opposition MPs for allowing the PSRM-SOR alliance to pass important bills.

* "Mold-street.com»
- Igor Dodon signed a new decree granting 17 new Moldovan citizenships in exchange for money
On December 15, 2020, just a few days before his departure from the post of President of the Republic of Moldova, the head of state Igor Dodon signed a new decree granting citizenship in exchange for investments.
- The NBM governor claims that the abolition of the "law on the billion" can destroy the country's credibility
The governor of the National Bank of Moldova, Octavian Armașu, claims in an interview with the media that the cancellation by the Parliament, through the votes of the Socialist MPs and the For Moldova platform, of the so-called "law on the billion", can have serious effects on the stability of the financial-banking system and Moldova’s credibility.

* "Diez.md»
- Carriers join farmers' protest. "We urge the economy branches affected by the pandemic to join the protest"
The carriers have announced that they will join the farmers' protest in the Grand National Assembly Square. The Association of Road Transport Operators (APOTA) shares the view of the representatives of the agricultural sector on the need for urgent adoption of budgetary and fiscal measures aimed at maintaining activities in the economy’s sectors, as well as maintaining jobs and condemns the cynical and mocking attitude of the government towards the demands of protesters.
- The Best FIFA Football Awards. Who did the coach and captain of the Moldovan national football team vote for?
FIFA has announced the results of voting for The Best FIFA Football Awards. The coach and captain of the Moldovan national football team voted for Robert Lewandowski who won the title of the best player this year.

* "Agora.md»
- A new dialogue between Chisinau and Tiraspol has failed. The Unified Control Commission (CUC) meeting, postponed due to lack of consensus in discussions
A new attempt at dialogue between the Chisinau authorities and Tiraspol representatives failed on December 17. The members of the Unified Control Commission were summoned to Bender for an ordinary working meeting. The heated discussions did not lead to a consensus, and the meeting was repeatedly postponed.
- Putin is willing to withdraw Russian military troops from the left bank of the Dniester: "As soon as Transnistria and the rest of the Republic of Moldova will start the path of agreement"
The Russian Federation is willing to withdraw its military troops from Transnistria. At least that is what Russian President Vladimir Putin said on December 17 during the traditional annual press conference. Everything will be done under certain conditions, the Kremlin leader mentioned.