The economic agents will be exempted from the tax on packing, if they recover or recycle the packing which they introduce on market. The parliament adopted a draft law to this effect in the second reading today. The document was worked out, in order to remove legislative inconsistencies for the efficient implementation of the producers’ […]

In 52% of public procurement cases, the authorities award the contract to the economic operator submitting the lowest price offer. These are the data from the study “Deficiencies of the public procurement system. Abnormally low bids in works procurement procedures”, prepared by expert Vadim Turcan at the request of the National Confederation of Employers of […]

Experts from the Economic Council Secretariat meet with EBRD team The Economic Council’s agenda on the regulation of SME activity was discussed at a meeting of Economic Council Secretariat experts with representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Olga Kuznetsova, Regional Programme Manager, SME Finance & Development Department and Kateryna Rigg, National […]

Weak economic empowerment of women is a real obstacle to Moldova’s GDP growth The state, the business sector and international organisations want to join forces to create opportunities for women’s economic empowerment. Ways and solutions were discussed within the Working Group “Women’s Economic Empowerment and Gender Equality” of the Economic Council to the Prime Minister […]

New business opportunities for LLCs 12 July 2023 – The Government today approved a draft law introducing reforms to the regulation of the relationship between partners/founders of companies. The document provides for new opportunities and more rights for partners, as well as simplification of some bureaucratic procedures. Among other things, the new regulations provide for […]

Moldova’s implementation rate of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade Facilitation exceeds the global rate On June, 26-27, 2023, in Geneva, on behalf of the Republic of Moldova, during the panel presentations at the high-level segment at the Steering Committee on Trade Capacity and Standards at UNECE (Removing regulatory and procedural barriers to trade […]

Energy Minister Victor Parlicov answered the questions of economic operators who are asked to choose by 1 July which gas market they want to remain in – the free or the regulated market, according to the provision of the Commission for Exceptional Situations of 31 May. A meeting on this subject was organised with the […]

​​​​​​Promoting digital literacy of women in business, supporting startups, improving mentoring and coaching services in entrepreneurship were discussed at a meeting of the Working Group on Women’s Economic Empowerment and Gender Equality of the Economic Council to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, organized jointly with the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitization. […]

Secretaries of State coordinate their actions in the field of sustainable development and green transition Secretaries of state from several ministries will coordinate their actions in the field of sustainable development and green transition. The Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment, Petru Tataru, welcomed the meeting of the Working Group held on the platform […]

Ensuring access to job opportunities in rural areas discussed at Economic Council A new meeting of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Working Group was held to discuss how to ensure access to employment opportunities as well as training and career and business counselling in rural areas. The lack of employment opportunities at local level, for various […]