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Data about the Activity of Moldovan Commercial Banks on September 30, 2025Inflationary measures amid high inflation, or anticipation of the National Bank of Moldova's Stop-and-Go policyDr. Sándor Csány: Being the 4th largest, OTP in Moldova will grow both organically as well as through possible mergers and acquisitions It seems to be a place, but it is notScott HOCKLANDER: For me, the persistence of Moldovan citizens is not only a learned lesson, but also a great exampleSorin MASLO: "The year 2022 was a turning point for the "Cricova" Wine Combine, the turnover increased by almost 25%"Deposit rates are at their peak. Market conjuncture or Why banks need individuals’ depositsValeriu LAZĂR: "If the state does not support business today, tomorrow it will have no one to collect taxes from.Chisinau Airport as a reflection of statehoodMonetary measures against non-monetary inflationBanks as the fulcrum of the economy: they have increased profits and are preparing for the challenges of the 2H 2022The Ministry of Finance and investors in the State Securities market at the peak of placement volumesThe banking market: turmoil and increased demand. No panicIs Moldova ready for the economic consequences of the war in the neighboring country?Are we heading for hyperinflation? It all depends on the correct diagnosis and the prescribed treatmentWhat is happening in the Government Securities Market and what does the National Bank have to do with it?The wine industry is on the verge of a revolution: Is the industry-specific law bankrupting enterprises? The trap for the oil products marketLászló DIÓSI: Foreign investments come to Moldova due to banking system stabilityWhen there is no program with the IMF, we issue are government securities ...Nikolay BORISSOV: “Acquisition of Moldindconbank is the best procurement in the Moldovan market, albeit the most risky one”Oil Ping Pong GamesBanking 2020 - pandemic, profitableWeird 2020: humility, depression, rebellion, accepting a new realityThe Hunger Games of the foreign exchange marketHow to tame liquidity?Veaceslav IONITA: The government killed the business, but flirted with the populationPeople and Business: Natural and Unnatural SelectionAlexandru BURDEINII: Being ethical becomes vital in business nowadaysMoldova’s Key Macroeconomic IndicatorsPrices at filling stations

Press Review. Friday, May 5, 2023.

Press Review. Friday, May 5, 2023.

InfoMarket Agency presents:
* "Moldavskiye Vedomosti"
- Maia Sandu's light bulb: Only 3,432 million out of 5,870 million lei were spent on compensations. Where is the rest?
If the authorities had not stolen the money allocated for energy costs compensation, each pensioner could have had his pension increased by 403 lei.
- Chicu: What is the "job" on reducing the gas tariff?
Prime Minister Dorin Recean has promised that the country will enter the new heating season with lower gas tariffs. Former Prime Minister Ion Chicu asked for clarification of what this work consists of and why the tariffs were not lowered given the fall in prices on the markets.

* "Saptamana"
- Light comes from the East. So, from Ukraine
SA Energocom announces that for the month of May it will purchase 290 thousand MWh from the Moldovan Thermoelectric Power Plant in the Transnistrian region (MGRES), which is 92% of the electricity needs. The price is USD 66/MWh, agreed last month for a period of 6 months. The rest of the electricity will be purchased from Ukrhidroenergo, a preliminary total volume of 30 thousand MWh.
- First and second day of summer. All prepare for the summit
Early this summer, i.e. on 1 and 2 June, Chisinau will not be like any other time. Everything is postponed. Only the European Summit remains on the agenda. The occasion will possibly be the reason to finish the repair of the long-suffering street of 31 August 1989.

* "Moldova Suverana"
- Russia's aggressive contempt for Moldova
Russia's murderous jailer gives lessons in freedom to those he wants to kill.

* "Ekonomicheskoye Obozreniye"
- Earn It Yourself!
The absolute poverty rate in Moldova jumped from 24.5% to 31.1% in 2022 (see table). These data are published this week by official statistics.
- Alco-markets may be forbidden discounts
Alco-markets in Moldova may be forbidden to set discounts on alcohol products. This was reported to "Logos Press" by the National Public Health Agency (ANSP).

* Media
- NM Espresso: about the searches in Chisinau City Hall, Sandu's trip to the coronation and the authorities' promise to small business (newsmaker.md)
- Government wants to build two energy interconnection lines with U.S. money (mold-street.com)
- IMPORTANT for Moldovans with Romanian ID! How many people will be able to stay at the same address across the Prut (realitatea.md)