By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Moldova’s economy edged up by a modest 0.7% in 2023 (chart), reversing only a small part of the 4.6% contraction caused, in 2022, by the scarce and expensive energy and the war in Ukraine. The detailed picture shows a much bleaker state of Moldova’s economy: most of the key sectors are still shrinking and the war in Ukraine defers structural reforms that require a more consistent contribution of foreign investors. The value added generated by Moldova’s agriculture soared by 32% in 2023 contributing 2.6 percentage points (pp) to the overall GDP growth. This was only…