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Roadmap on Women’s Economic Empowerment launched

13 May 2022 – Due to domestic work 84 thousand women in Moldova are inactive in the labour market. And this while more than 100 thousand jobs are vacant in the country. This is the data from the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. Also the data of the National Centre for Studies and Information […]

The first meeting of the Working Group for the coordination of economic anti-crisis solutions took place

1 April 2022 – The war in Ukraine and Russia’s economic sanctions are hitting Moldova’s economy. First, exports to Russia could fall by $190 million in 2022, which could affect GDP by 1.6%. Apple exports would account for the largest share of the impact. This is according to the study “Economic implications of the war […]

People who have no vocational qualifications or want to change their qualifications will be able to do an apprenticeship at work

4 February 2022 – The authorities and the business community are discussing the draft amendment to the Labour Code and the draft Government Decision on Workplace Apprenticeships which would bring clarity to the regulation and application of this type of non-formal pre-vocational training. The discussions take place in the Economic Council under the Prime Minister […]

First solutions to facilitate remote working are discussed

3 February 2022 -Members of the Economic Council to the Prime Minister are discussing solutions to facilitate remote working. Today, Moldovan employers are having problems paying the salaries of their workers who work for them in another country, remotely. The main problem is that at the end of the month, when the employer has to […]

New legislative changes are being prepared to digitise the economy

25 January 2022 – The Digitisation Packages 2.0 and 3.0 provide for legislative changes in the area of notaries and e-commerce. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation Iurie Țurcanu at the Advisory Council for Digitisation of the Economy – iConsiliu”, which he chairs. According to Iurie Țurcanu, the legislative proposals in the […]

The concept of the National Programme for Entrepreneurship Promotion and Competitiveness Growth for 2022-2026 was presented

17 December 2021 – The Programme’s priority directions include improving the regulatory framework for small and medium-sized enterprises and increasing their access to financial resources. Through the implementation of the National Programme for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness Growth for the next 5 years, it is also proposed to support SMEs to create jobs, […]

Ministry of Economy calls on entrepreneurs to come up with proposals to amend insolvency legislation

14 December 2021 – The Ministry of Economy intends to propose to the Government new legislative changes related to business insolvency processes. This is after Moldova’s business community affected by the aftermath of the pandemic alerted to a number of problems related to default and insolvency proceedings. This topic was discussed in the Economic Council […]

Moldova misses out on at least USD 800 million in migrant savings annually

3 December 2021 – About 30% of Moldovan migrants living abroad save about $800 million annually, which they spend on goods and services in the countries where they are. This is what Dumitru Vicol, a financial markets expert living in London, told the Economic Council meeting. According to the expert, Moldovans who do not send […]

The Consultative Council for the Digitisation of the Economy has been created

This entity will be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation Iurie Țurcanu and will operate within the Economic Council to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, while the ICT Association will act as vice-chair of the iCouncil. At the launch event of the iCouncil, Iurie Țurcanu said that “All issues related to […]

Domestic producers want their share of the shelf, while supermarkets demand quality, quantity and continuity in return

29 October 2021 – The law on domestic trade back in the spotlight of the authorities and the business community. Authorities and entrepreneurs are talking about the need to strengthen the capacities of domestic producers to be able to compete in the market. The topic was brought back to the fore on the platform of […]

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