Macroeconomy

  • In January-July, the State Tax Service collected 51.4 billion lei for the national public budget, up 5 billion lei, or 10.9%, year on year. The state budget received 21.15 billion lei (+12%), the social insurance budget 18.03 billion lei (+9.7%), health insurance funds 6.10 billion lei (+10.2%), and local budgets 6.10 billion lei (+11.3%).

Energy and Resources

  • To cover consumption on August 3, Energocom purchased 12,134 MWh of electricity, compared with 9,523 MWh on August 1. Bilateral imports accounted for 52.93% of the volume, Romania's day-ahead market for 17.93%, and local renewable sources for 28.03%; amid the heat and volatile regional markets, consumers were urged to reduce demand from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

  • Around 440 individual heating units will be installed in approximately 300 government institutions in Chisinau: around 200 are already being installed, with about 240 more planned under the STEEM project. The installations are expected to reduce energy consumption and heating costs.

Foreign Economy and Trade

  • In 2025, Moldova's exports of goods and services reached approximately $7 billion and covered 108 markets: goods accounted for $3.78 billion and services for $3.22 billion. Service exports accounted for 46% of the total and exceeded service imports by $1.04 billion, while more than 88% of IT services developed in Moldova were exported.

  • The EU accounted for 67.5% of Moldova's exports; net foreign direct investment inflows totaled €409 million, while the cumulative stock exceeded €5.37 billion. The Investment Agency supported 17 projects worth more than $46 million in 2025 and another 12 projects worth about $27 million in the first half of 2026.

  • Moldova will present a national stand for the first time at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on November 5-10. Companies with export potential may apply by August 14; selection will take into account their products, export readiness and relevance to the Chinese market.

Banks and Finance

  • The Ministry of Finance proposes replacing administrative bank liquidation with a hybrid judicial-administrative model: proceedings would be handled by an insolvency court, while the NBM would retain the exclusive right to determine whether insolvency criteria are met. The draft establishes a creditors' committee, removes the current five-year liquidation limit and provides for the main provisions to take effect six months after publication; consultations continue until August 14.

  • The draft law on mortgage lending introduces uniform rules for pre-contractual disclosure, comparability of offers and creditworthiness assessment, as well as minimum requirements for the form and content of agreements. The provisions also cover advertising, advisory services and standards of conduct for lenders.

Agriculture

  • The pig population rose by 31.6% in the first half of the year to 376,700 head: numbers at agricultural enterprises increased by 57%, while household holdings recorded a 5.1% decline. At the same time, cattle numbers fell by 4.2%, dairy cows by 7.5%, and sheep and goats by 2.5%.

Business and Companies

  • Barza Albă increased sales in 2025 by 24.7% to 89.1 million lei and net profit by 10.3% to 12.1 million lei; the domestic market accounted for 82.8% of sales. Aroma's revenue rose by 52.8% to 30.4 million lei, but profit fell by 82.6% to 781,500 lei; Aroma's merger into Barza Albă is scheduled for completion in 2026.

Social Economy

  • The average pension as of July 1 was 4,808.9 lei, up 9.2% year on year; about 670,000 people received pensions. In Chisinau, the average reached 6,840.2 lei—42.2% above the national average—while the lowest district figure was recorded in Nisporeni at 3,653.4 lei.

  • Government social benefits were received by 101,800 people, with the average payment at 2,271.02 lei. The monthly childcare allowance for children under 2 was paid to the parents of 62,500 children at 1,000 lei per month, while the one-time childbirth allowance amounted to 21,886 lei.

The Day in Figures

51.4 billion lei — tax receipts in January-July

$7 billion — exports of goods and services in 2025

$1.04 billion — surplus in trade in services

€5.37 billion — cumulative foreign direct investment stock

12,134 MWh — Energocom purchases to cover consumption on August 3

440 — individual heating units for government institutions in Chisinau

376,700 — pig population as of July 1

4,808.9 lei — average pension as of July 1

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • August 4, 11:00 a.m. — Moldexpo will hold a press conference to present a project for the development and use of the park area on the exhibition center's grounds.

  • On August 4, the first official FIT4EU mission at the State Tax Service, focused on strengthening risk-based control, will continue; the mission runs from August 3 to 7.