BASA-press was a newsagency from the

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. Founded in November 1992, Moldova's oldest independent newsagency ceased its activity in December 2009.

History

BASA press was founded by a group of five journalists (including Vasile Botnaru) in Chişinău on 5 November 1992. The newsagency was the first independent news agency in the Republic of Moldova. Infotag was the second one, operating officially since 1 December 1993. BASA-press covered the entire range of political, social, economic, business and other events. On 31 December 2009, BASA-press, Moldova's oldest independent news agency closed down. Agency's ex-director Sergiu Ipati told the agency had been closed down because of the ongoing crisis. In 2009, the Moldovan information market lost another news agency -

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, which was controlled by the

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Moldova's oldest independent news agency closed down

BASA press

Agenţia BASA-press, închisă din cauza crizei financiare

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