INSIGHTS

What the data says about Moldova's economy.

FEATURED ANALYSIS Urban Moldova is splitting in two: cities that attract investment and cities that manage decline Some cities lose population but gain economy. Others lose people, employees and turnover at the same time. Read the analysis

LOCAL ECONOMY SERIES - 2026

One city at a time.

Orhei: Anatomy of an economy after the arrival of the Japanese investor

Orhei PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

Soroca: An industrial city at a crossroads

Soroca PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

Strășeni: The turbulence of an economic pole on the Chișinău-Ungheni corridor

Strășeni PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

Cahul: Winners still too small, losers already too big, and an economy to pull out of stagnation

Cahul PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

Comrat: A regional centre with a weakening economic base

Comrat PUBLISHED IN RUSSIAN

Edineț: Stronger than it seems. More vulnerable than it looks.

Edineț PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

Ungheni: One economic model is ending. The next one has to be built.

Ungheni PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

Leușeni: A small economy that has set out on the road

Leușeni PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

SECTORS, CLUSTERS AND POLICY

Positions we are ready to defend.

Water and sanitation for Moldova: when the problem is not only money

Water and sanitation for Moldova: when the problem is not only money PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

Grapes of Moldova: the delayed revolution and the one-billion-euro chance

Grapes of Moldova: the delayed revolution and the one-billion-euro chance PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

Honey of Moldova: fraud, clustering and a 50-million-euro chance

Honey of Moldova: fraud, clustering and a 50-million-euro chance PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

How big can a town hall be? Voluntary amalgamation and local government reform

How big can a town hall be? Voluntary amalgamation and local government reform PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

Bubuieci: the periphery that can become premium

Bubuieci: the periphery that can become premium PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

Let's make Moldavian clusters great... again

Let's make Moldavian clusters great... again PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH

European cluster approach as perceived by a dilettante from Moldova

European cluster approach as perceived by a dilettante from Moldova PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH

Re-industrialization of Moldova in the age of trade wars, through clustering

Re-industrialization of Moldova in the age of trade wars, through clustering PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH

Agro-industrial cartels of Soviet Moldova: from glory to stagnation and collapse

Agro-industrial cartels of Soviet Moldova: from glory to stagnation and collapse PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH

A town hall that brings no investment does not justify its existence. A practical guide for smart mayors

A town hall that brings no investment does not justify its existence. A practical guide for smart mayors PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

Rural Moldova: what it costs to become "European poor"

Rural Moldova: what it costs to become "European poor" PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN

Chișinău and the Bessarabian desert: the challenge of regional cities

Chișinău and the Bessarabian desert: the challenge of regional cities PUBLISHED IN ROMANIAN