In the first quarter of 2024, exports from Moldova decreased by 14%, imports - by 6.6%. As INFOTAG reports, this is evidenced by the data of the National Bureau of Statistics.

The Moldovan Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry and the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

The World Bank (WB) forecasts Moldova's economy to grow by 2.2% in 2024, which will be facilitated by an increase in real incomes. The bank's report on Moldova's economic prospects, was presented to journalists of the Economic Press Club on Wednesday.

The modest dynamics of economic activity in Moldova was largely supported by the rich harvest of agrarians in 2023, which created good conditions for export growth, National Bank of Moldova (NBM) Governor Anca Dragu said. She presented to reporters at the Economic Press Club on Tuesday evening the second inflation forecast for 2024 and 2025, which will amount to 5% and 4.6%, respectively.

The Council of the European Union has approved the decision to extend trade liberalisation for Moldova and Ukraine for another year, according to the press service of the European Council.

In 2023, Moldova provided the European Union with more than 25% of plum supplies, ranking first among the producing countries. As ”INFOTAG” reports, this was announced by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Dumitru Alaiba.

Norway will provide Moldova with another 30 million to achieve the republic's goals of utilizing renewable and cleaner energy sources, strengthening the education system and promoting good governance. The press service of the Energy Ministry informed INFOTAG that this was announced by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the “Round Table on Energy” organized by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) in Oslo.

Moldova and Norway will sign a memorandum of cooperation in the energy sector. The press service of the Energy Ministry informed INFOTAG news agency that the document will be signed by Energy Ministers of the two countries Victor Parlicov and Terje Aasland.

Recently, mostly young people aged 25 to 34 years old have been migrating from Moldova, which has a negative impact on the labor market in the country. As INFOTAG reports, economist Veaceslav Ionita said in an online program on Friday.

The problem of professional training of maritime personnel - sailors, technical personnel on board of ships will be solved by the Program “Institutional and Structural Reforms in Moldova” (MISRA). As “INFOTAG” reports, there are 3 thousand ships registered in Moldova.

The Forța Fermierilor association demands public consultations in Parliament on the draft law on the organization and functioning of agricultural chambers, which was adopted last week in the first reading. As INFOTAG reports, otherwise, the farmers are threatening with new protests.

“The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is working intensively to open a diplomatic mission in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the near future,” Deputy Prime Minister and head of the MFA Mihai Popsoi said. He told the public TV channel Moldova1 on Thursday evening that the opening of the new embassy will allow Moldova to expand cultural and economic ties with Central Asian countries and, above all, with Kazakhstan, with which Moldova has good partnership relations.

The government on Wednesday approved a resolution on the implementation of EVOSign - a tool for creating and using advanced electronic signatures.

Termoelectrica company will use 5 thousand tons of fuel oil from the state reserves in order not to damage the state budget, according to a government resolution adopted on Wednesday.

The state-owned company Energocom will supply natural gas to Moldova's national operator, the company Moldovagaz, in May. As reported by the INFOTAG agency, Energocom won Moldovagaz's bid on Tuesday for the supply of natural gas in May through the BRM East Energy trading platform.

The director of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA), Radu Musteata, believes that the internal reforms initiated after his arrival are yielding results. He said this at a press conference on Monday.

“Moldova has chances to become a part of the European energy market until 2029,” the Energy Minister Victor Parlicov stated this at a briefing on Friday, dedicated to his recent visits to the USA and UAE.

“The government is currently dealing with solving problems at the state enterprise "Moldovan Railways," the Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Andrei Spinu stated.

Germany will continue to support the European path of the Republic of Moldova, helping to strengthen its stability and development. As reported by INFOTAG, based on information from govenment press service this was stated by the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Bundestag, Michael Roth, on Thursday during a meeting with Prime Minister Dorin Recean in Chisinau.

Minister of Energy Victor Parlicov participated on Thursday in the second part of the 14th session of the International Renewable Energy Agency's (IRENA) General Assembly in Abu Dhabi, UAE.