Macroeconomics

  • The NBM’s foreign exchange reserves stood at 5.20829 billion euros on July 24, up 16.82 million euros over the week and 104.03 million euros since the beginning of the year.

Energy and Resources

  • Moldova has enough gasoline reserves for 15 days of consumption and diesel reserves for 8–9 days. In the previous 24 hours, about 400 tons of gasoline and 3,500 tons of diesel were imported; Romania agreed to prioritize fuel supplies to Moldova if regional logistical or commercial constraints arise.

  • Seven bids from four investors, covering 179 MW of wind capacity and 162.5 MWh of storage, were provisionally selected in the second wind power tender. The weighted average price was 1.2467 lei/kWh, or 62.04 euros/MWh—about 13% below ANRE’s cap; successful bidders will receive a 15-year power purchase guarantee.

  • The gas supplier for Transnistria must build reserves by November 1 equal to at least 15% of the region’s average annual consumption over the past five years, excluding gas used to generate electricity supplied outside the region. The reserve may be drawn down between November 1 and March 31.

Foreign Trade

  • Moldova–Israel trade doubled in 2025, from $27.2 million to $53.9 million. Moldovan exports rose 32% to $10.7 million, while imports from Israel increased 2.3-fold to $43.2 million.

Government Regulation

  • The government is preparing to review remuneration across 125 public institutions and state-owned companies: 439 employees earn more than 50,000 lei net per month and 152 more than 80,000 lei, while 85.8% receive no more than 20,000 lei. Preliminary measures include suspending new bonuses where remuneration exceeds three times the national average salary and reducing company boards to three members, or five where justified.

  • Parliament approved fast-track procedures for strategic energy projects and transport infrastructure on the TEN-T network. Energy project approvals currently take about three years on average; transport project approvals will be capped at four years.

  • Initial capital requirements will rise from 300,000 to 750,000 euros for certain investment firms and from 50,000 to 75,000 euros for firms not permitted to hold client funds or securities. The law takes effect on June 1, 2027; Moldova has 12 investment firms, including seven banks.

International Relations

  • Switzerland is implementing a 2025–2028 cooperation program in Moldova worth 104 million Swiss francs (112 million euros). Priorities include governance, social cohesion, economic development, public health and local public services.

Investments and Projects

  • The World Bank will provide a $350,000 grant to prepare and implement the Register of Movable Property Pledges, to be administered by the Ministry of Justice. The unified public system should reduce lending risks and improve access to finance for SMEs.

  • In Q2 2026, 4,186 apartment sale transactions were registered, up 85.2% year on year. Chișinău accounted for 2,471 transactions (+138.3%) and the capital’s suburbs for 487 (+250.4%); mortgage transactions are excluded.

Banking and Finance

  • Moldovan companies transferred 3.3 billion euros through SEPA in the nine months since accession; transfers became more than 14 times cheaper than SWIFT and transaction volume grew 59%. Through MIA, individuals made 3.8 million payments to businesses totaling 2 billion lei and 113,000 payments to the government totaling 64 million lei.

  • Payment service providers will be required to disclose fees in advance and provide customers with a free annual statement of all charges, while the CNPF will launch a fee-comparison website. Most provisions take effect 12 months after publication; account-switching rules take effect after 24 months.

Agriculture

  • Gross agricultural output rose 8.9% year on year in H1 2026: crop production grew 8.6% and livestock production 9%. The Farmers’ Power (Forța Fermierilor) Association meanwhile declared a crisis in the grain and oilseed sector and called on the authorities not to raise VAT, to restore import licensing and to clear outstanding 2025 subsidy payments.

Business and Companies

  • In 2025, the combined profit of 75 state-owned enterprises and companies with state holdings increased more than fivefold to 3.1 billion lei, while sales rose 33% to 68.5 billion lei. The five largest companies generated 87% of the profit; around 690 million lei in dividends and profit contributions for 2024 was transferred to the budget.

Social Economy

  • The Vacation Voucher Program has been launched: employers may reimburse employees up to 8,700 lei a year for stays at rural accommodation facilities, tax-free for both parties. Eligibility and allocation priorities will be set by each company’s internal rules.

Day in Figures

  • 5.20829 billion euros — NBM foreign exchange reserves as of July 24.

  • 179 MW — capacity of provisionally selected wind power bids.

  • 3.3 billion euros — transfers by Moldovan companies through SEPA over nine months.

  • 3.1 billion lei — combined 2025 profit of state-owned enterprises and companies with state holdings.

  • 68.5 billion lei — 2025 sales revenue of state-owned enterprises and companies with state holdings.

  • 1.3 billion lei — invested by citizens in government securities through eVMS.md over two years.

  • 112 million euros — value of Switzerland’s cooperation program.

  • $53.9 million — Moldova–Israel trade in 2025.

  • 4,186 transactions — apartment sales in Q2 2026.

  • 8.9% — growth in gross agricultural output in H1 2026.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • From August 1, Moldova’s diplomatic missions and consulates will suspend acceptance of civil-registration applications for one month. Electronic extracts will remain available via evo.gov.md; applications will resume on September 1.

  • The Consumer Protection module is scheduled for a pilot launch on edemocratie.gov.md in early August, enabling complaints to be filed and processed digitally.

  • Subscriptions to government securities through eVMS.md remain open through August 10; the next session runs from August 10 to 24.

  • Over the next two weeks, discharge from the Novodnistrovsk Reservoir will be cut from 100 to 85 cubic meters per second because of drought.

  • The 400-kV Vulcănești–Chișinău power line is expected to be commissioned by the end of August.