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Gold prices soared to a new all-time high on Monday, with an ounce reaching $3,405.19 amid growing global trade tensions and investor uncertainty. By 1200 GMT, the price slightly eased to $3,404.40.

The cruise industry is ready to cooperate with the Greek government and port authorities to develop infrastructure in emerging destinations, said CLIA President and CEO Bud Darr in an interview with ANA-MPA.

Emirates continues to deepen its investment in the Greek market, having served over 4.5 million passengers since launching operations in 1996, according to Area Manager for Greece and Albania Ibrahim Ghanim.

Standard & Poor's has upgraded Greece's sovereign credit rating from BBB- to BBB with a stable outlook, citing the country's "unwavering fiscal discipline" and improved tax compliance.

Fuel and electricity prices are falling, according to the latest data from the Greek Ministry of Development (April 11).

In the week leading up to Easter, wholesale food prices in Bulgaria saw a modest increase, according to data from the State Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets.

Fuel prices in Moldova continue to decline, with diesel reaching a historic low of 18.40 lei per liter — a level last seen in January 2022, before the war in Ukraine and the European energy crisis.

Greece’s registered unemployment fell to 926,041 in March 2025, marking a 5.2% decrease compared to March 2024 and a 3.6% drop from February 2025, according to the Public Employment Service (DYPA).

President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed optimism Thursday about the prospects of a US-EU trade deal, as global tariff tensions continue to rise.

Chisinau International Airport is launching new direct flights to Bremen, Germany, and Turin, Italy, expanding its European network.

The global shift toward clean energy is driving a surge in demand for critical minerals, which are expected to triple by 2040, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global Critical Minerals Outlook.

Greece has been highlighted as a model EU member state in implementing the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, according to Siegfried Mureșan, head of the European Parliament's Working Group on the Scrutiny of the RRF.

Moldova’s government has introduced the +Plus Budget, an unprecedented 8 billion lei financial package focused on investment and development, not electoral gain, according to government spokesperson Daniel Voda.

Moldova exported goods worth $269.1 million in February 2025, marking a 10.6% increase from January, but a 17.7% drop compared to February 2024, according to the National Statistics Bureau.

Greece will reopen its 10-year bond maturing in March 2029 with a 3.875% fixed interest rate on Wednesday.

Students from the University of Economics in Varna showcased innovative ideas at a hackathon organized by BTA on Tuesday.