This year's grape harvest in Moldova will be 35% lower than last year, with yields ranging from 3 to 12 tons of bunches per hectare. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, this was stated at the meeting, where participants discussed the state of vineyards and views on the harvest.

In case Russian gas transit through Ukraine is suspended, Moldova will need two days to redirect transit through the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline, Energy Minister Victor Parlicov said. He said that during the switchover period Moldova can hold on to the gas reserves that are now in the pipe.

Farmers were dissatisfied with the meeting in the government, considering insufficient the assistance promised by Prime Minister Dorin Recean to drought-affected farmers.

Gross industrial production in Moldova in June decreased by 2.3% compared to June 2023. This was reported by the National Bureau of Statistics, noting that a 0.7% growth was achieved at the end of the half-year.

The Public Property Agency (APP) has begun to return management of railway stations and bus stations in Moldova to the state. As reported by INFOTAG, in a press release distributed on Monday, APP confirmed the failure to fulfill contractual obligations by the private partner of Gările Auto Moderne.

Since the beginning of 2024, Moldova's exports of walnuts to the European Union amounted to 7.3 thousand tons, which is 94% higher than in the same period of 2023.

The number of small and medium-sized enterprises is steadily increasing in Moldova. According to Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Dumitru Alaiba, their number increased from 59.8 thousand in 2021 to 63.3 thousand in 2023.

Energy Minister Victor Parlicov believes that "Moldovan authorities have solutions for all potential crisis situations that may arise in the energy sector." He said on Radio Moldova on Monday evening that "the early warning in the gas sector comes in the context of the potential risk of gas supply interruption to the Transnistrian region."

Moldova has increased the export of fresh grapes to the European Union countries. INFOTAG reports, quoting data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, that 12.5 thousand tons were exported in January-July this year, which is 2.5 times more than the same period in 2023.

Journalist Natalia Morari, who intends to run for president of Moldova, has accused Deputy Prime Minister Dumitru Alaiba of lying. As INFOTAG reports, earlier Alaiba denied Morari's allegations regarding the authorities' actions regarding Sumitomo company.

“The Competition Council does not object that a new evaluation of SE Bordnetze's (Sumitomo) investments be carried out,” stated Alexei Ghercescu, Chairman of the Competition Council, at a press conference on Friday.

In July, three foreign companies announced their intention to enter the Moldovan market. The Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Dumitru Alaiba wrote about it in social networks, expressing satisfaction with the investors' interest in the republic.

The Executive Committee of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) kept the main indicators of its monetary policy unchanged at a meeting on Tuesday. According to INFOTAG, its decision said that global economic activity has strengthened, approaching its potential in early 2024.

Polish importer and distributor on the Bronisze market in Warsaw - Dapol company - wants to double the amount of fruit purchased in Moldova. The USAID office, which implements a project on rural competitiveness and sustainability in Moldova, announced this.

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Digitalization Dumitru Alaiba has refuted claims that Sumitomo company is leaving Moldova. He wrote about it on his facebook page.

The problems faced by farmers and their impact on the ability of agrarians to fulfill financial obligations is the subject of a meeting between the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry and commercial banks.

Unlike President Maia Sandu, I will not surround myself only with "loyal and convenient people," said journalist Natalia Morari, who intends to run as an independent candidate for the Moldovan presidency. She criticized the incumbent president for a "very weak and unprofessional government" on the N4 TV channel on Thursday evening.

Moldovan authorities are ready to compensate half of the investments that foreigners will put into its economy, provided that the amount of investments will amount to at least 500 thousand euros.

The U.S. Embassy in Chisinau congratulated the Moldovan YTILI Fall 2024 Fellow, Afanasije Chihaioglo, who will undertake a four-week internship at an American company in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Parliament on Wednesday adopted in the second reading a law that provides support measures for residents of free economic zones.