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Macroeconomics

• Since the beginning of the year, the State Tax Service has collected approximately 66 billion lei for the national public budget, 11.6% more than a year earlier. The state budget received 27.88 billion lei (+13.7%), the state social insurance budget 22.78 billion (+9.6%), and the compulsory health insurance funds 7.72 billion (+10.3%).

Energy and resources

• Starting October 1, natural gas for Energocom residential consumers will rise by 28.8% to 24.2 lei per cubic meter excluding VAT, or 26.14 lei including VAT. The gas purchase cost for October-December increased to 17,050 lei per 1,000 cubic meters from 12,150 lei factored into the current tariff.

• Starting October 1, Termoelectrica's heat tariff will rise by 62.2% to 3,277 lei/Gcal, while CET-Nord's will increase by 53.3% to 3,374 lei/Gcal. Regulated electricity prices for these CHPs were raised to 4.62 and 5.07 lei/kWh, respectively.

• During the state of emergency, the authorities restricted exports and re-exports of standard petroleum products, set cross-border electricity interconnection capacity at zero from 18:00 to 22:00, except for the public service supplier, and required lighting in public and commercial facilities to be reduced by at least 30%. Water withdrawals from the Nistru and Prut rivers for irrigation were also suspended.

External economy and trade

• Starting October 1, Romania will introduce the TollRo per-kilometer system for trucks weighing more than 3.5 tons: rates will range from 0.17 to 0.62 RON/km on motorways and expressways and from 0.08 to 0.31 RON/km on national roads, depending on weight and emissions class.

Government regulation

• The results of the mass property appraisal have been published; owners may verify and challenge the data used until October 31. If errors are confirmed, the technical specifications and appraised value will be corrected.

International relations

• The EU is preparing a new major financial support package for Moldova starting in 2028, after completion of the €1.9 billion Growth Plan running through 2027; the new package is intended to attract private investment in cooperation with international financial institutions.

• The World Bank is discussing financing new projects with a view to 2027 in infrastructure, energy and water supply; since 1992, the Bank has allocated more than $2.3 billion to Moldova for over 70 operations and projects.

• Moldova requested EU support for financing the European-gauge Ungheni-Chisinau railway and the future Iasi-Ungheni-Chisinau motorway, as well as an early extension of the liberalized road freight transport regime with the EU beyond March 31, 2027.

Investments and projects

• Turkish company Summa plans to invest at least $300 million in Moldova: two Marriott hotels are under construction, Medpark City Clinic is planned by 2028, and a 160,000-square-meter shopping center and a 52 MW wind project with a 10 MW storage system are planned for 2029.

Banks and finance

• The Moldovan International Stock Exchange (BIMx) has begun admitting brokers and issuers and testing its trading infrastructure; the first share offering is expected by the end of 2026. BIMx's founding issuance amounts to 29.48 million lei.

• In the first half of the year, registered securities issuances reached 733.76 million lei, up 71.8%; corporate bonds accounted for 600.28 million lei, or 81.8% of the total. Secondary market turnover fell by 6.9% to 756.16 million lei.

Agriculture

• A Farmers' Registry has been launched; registration will become mandatory for receiving support from the National Fund for Agricultural and Rural Development. At launch, approximately 20,000 farmer profiles had already been pre-populated in the system.

Day in Figures

26.14 lei/cu. m — new gas price for residential consumers including VAT from October 1.

3,277 lei/Gcal — new Termoelectrica heat tariff.

3,374 lei/Gcal — new CET-Nord heat tariff.

$300 million — minimum new Summa investment in announced projects.

1,119.18 MW — installed renewable energy capacity in Moldova at the end of August.

242.85 MW — total capacity of 15 connected electricity storage facilities.

733.76 million lei — registered securities issuances in the first half of the year.

66 billion lei — State Tax Service-administered revenues since the beginning of the year through September 25.

AGENDA

• On September 29 at 10:00, ANRE will hold an open meeting: fixed tariffs for electricity from renewable energy sources, the fee for using the Guarantees of Origin Registry for 2027, and the base costs of Apă-Canal Vulcănești are submitted for approval.

• On September 29, Moldova Business Week will feature Real Estate Forum Moldova, a session on Moldova's role in Ukraine's reconstruction, Creative Capital for Growth & Investment, and Moldova Tax Gateway for international investors.

• On September 29 at 10:00, Expert-Grup will hold its monthly "Realitatea Economică" press conference on the current economic situation.