Foreign Investment Inflows into Moldova Decreased by Almost Half

In the first quarter of 2026, foreign direct investment inflows into Moldova fell by 47.1% compared with the same period last year, amounting to 64.1 million euros. This is stated in a report by the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization. The ministry attributed this trend to economic and geopolitical uncertainty caused by the war in a neighboring country. Furthermore, foreign investors withdrew capital amounting to €7.2 million, whilst the volume of reinvested profits – an indicator of confidence among investors already active in the market – fell by 35.8%, reports bani.md. The decline in foreign investment is taking place against a backdrop of a general slowdown in investment activity across the economy. According to the same report, investment in long-term assets fell by 2.4%, with the construction sector proving to be one of the hardest hit. Investment in residential buildings fell by 13.5%, in non-residential buildings by 12.5% and in special-purpose facilities by 12%. Furthermore, investment financed from the Road Fund fell by almost 49%, whilst investment from companies’ own funds decreased by 3.9%, indicating a slowdown in business investment activity. Despite these trends, Moldova’s economy continued to grow in the first quarter thanks to exports, which rose by 10.8 per cent and became the main driver of GDP growth.