Moldova’s industrial production index (chart) increased by 10% y/y in February and the output in the manufacturing sector surged by 17.1% y/y, the statistics bureau BNS announced. The seasonally and workday-adjusted industrial output indices surged by 7.7% m/m (total) and 13.6% m/m (manufacturing) respectively reaching a level not seen since the first part of 2022 — when the war in Ukraine disrupted the country’s economic activity. The industrial activity in Moldova has been impacted since the end of 2021 by higher natural gas prices charged by Gazprom and scarcer supplies. Conversely, the mor…