Moldovan electricity market operators petition the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) on raising the electricity tariffs for consumers.

The revenues to the National Social Insurance Fund (CNAS) accounted for 3,577 billion lei as of the beginning of March, which is 16.7% of the 2019 plan. In comparison to February 2018, the revenues grew 355 million lei.

The Doverie United-Holding (Bulgaria) will become owner of 63.89% in the Moldova's second largest bank - the Moldindconbank.

The National Energy Regulatory Agency says that there are no grounds to raise the tariffs on natural gas for ultimate consumers, as no application in this regard was submitted by the main supplier – the Moldovagaz.

Prices on gasoline and diesel fell 1-3% at a number of gas stations on Wednesday.

The Chisinau municipal authorities will allocate 100 million for reconstructing road infrastructure in 2019.

Almost one-third of all the banknotes in circulation in Moldova are 1-leu banknotes. As of the end of 2018, this number was 90.28 million, or 25 banknotes per one citizen, including the newborn [except Transnistria].

Speaker of the Parliament Andrian Candu signed and transmitted to president for promulgation nine laws, adopted by the Government under its own responsibility on March 7.

Prices in Moldova grew on average 0.4% in February against 1.3% in January, while the annual inflation (since February 2017 till February 2018) the inflation accounted for 2.4%.

The official reserve of the National Bank of Moldova accounted for US$2,793 million as of the end of February. Over a month, the reserve fell US$114.65 million.

Moldova will invest 14.4 billion lei (US$840 million) in the development of horticultural sector until 2025, 29.6% of which – in the form of state subsidies.

The revenues to the national budget exceeded 5.6 billion lei (US$327.4 million) as of the beginning of March, which is 473 million lei (9.2%) more than over the equivalent period of 2018.

"On a number of occasions, we have prevented the EU, usually together with our Romanian colleagues, from leveling undue criticisms at Moldova, and we do not support the suspension by Brussels of any macro-financial assistance awarded to Moldova", maintains Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto.

Revenues to the National Social Insurance Fund (CNAS) exceeded 1,977 million lei (US$117.4 million) as of the beginning of February, or 9.1% of the 2019 plan. In comparison to January 2018, revenues grew 244 million lei.

The Doverie Holding AD (Bulgaria) signed agreement with the Public Property Agency (PPA) on buying 63.89% of Moldindconbank shares Moldova has put for sale for the period of February 18 through 22.

The Party of Socialists maintains that heating energy consumers are overpaying for the centralized heating and therefore the tariffs must be lowered by at least 30%.

The coming of the Romanian Banca Transilvania in the capital of the Moldova's fourth largest financial institution - Victoriabank has a beneficial effect for the development of the Moldovan bank.

Prices in Moldova grew on average 1.3% in January, while year to date (since January 2018 through January 2019) – 2.2%.

Chairman of the Democratic Party faction in the current Parliament, ex-Speaker Marian Lupu is the only candidate for participation in the contest for the post of Chairman of the Accounts Chamber. On Tuesday, the parliamentary Standing Committee on Economy, Budget and Finance approved his candidature for participation in the contest.

The European Banking Authority welcomed the fact that the National Bank of Moldova signed the Memorandum of Cooperation EBA with bank supervision structures in several South-Eastern European countries.