Investment Opportunities of the Republic of Moldova

Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova Moldovan Investment and Export Promotion Organization

Republic of Moldova, overview Government Republic, Declaration of Independence

August 27, 1991

Population 3,56 million people

Literate Population 96%

Working-age Population 2,37 million people

Unemployment rate 6,7 % (2011)

Inflation Rate (medium annual) 7,6% (2011)

GDP in current prices 5 030 mill. EUR (2011)

GDP per capita 1 413 EUR (2011)

FDI Inflows, Republic of Moldova

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200

400

600

800

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

73,75 146,20 190,70

258,47

541,26

711,46

145,33 197,41 281,02

Yearly FDI net inflow ($ mill.)

713,91 843,85 1020,18 1278,12 1876,51

2596,28 2697,64 2879,64 3170,02

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Cumulative FDI ($ mill.)

Geographic Distribution of FDI, Stock

FDI – Equity Capital, by Branch

Financial Intermediation 28,4%

Manufacturing Industry 23,2%

Trade, Repairs on P. Goods 16,7%

Real Estate, Renting, 9,9%

Electricity, Gas, Watter Supplay 8,6%

Transport, Communication 6,8%

Health, Social Care 1,5%

Hotels & Restaurants 1,1%

Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry 1,4%

Other 2,4%

Trade Partners (2011, mill. $) Export: 2216,8 mill. $ Import: 5191,3 mill. $ EU: 1087,8 (49 %) EU: 2256,3 (43,5%) CIS: 919,3 (41,4%) CIS: 1713,4 (33 %)

Geo economical advantageous position Benefits from public-private partnership

Equal rights for all investors

International collaboration benefits

Free Economic Zones incentives

Industrial Parks opportunities

MIEPO assistance

Benefits of Investing in the Republic of Moldova

International Collaboration Benefits of the RM

EU 501 mil. people

CEFTA 31 mil. people

CIS 276 mil. people

Member of WTO

Member of CEFTA

EU Autonomous

Trade Preferences

Member of CIS

Free Economic Zones

½ of national corporate income tax

VAT exemption

Exemption from excise duties

Developed transport infrastructure

Availability of necessary resources

Industrial Parks

13 projects of industrial parks creation

3 Parks are under construction

Support on central and local level

Free change of land use

Free transfer of state land to the company administrator

Connections infrastructure

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Study foreign markets to identify export promotion possibilities

“One Stop Shop” information point for investors

Identification of partners and investment site locations in the RM

Organize Business Missions, Forums, B2B Meetings, Matchmaking, etc

Moldova Export & Brand promotion Investment Attraction

Liaison between national/ international public and private sector

MIEPO Portfolio

“B2B Quality” Programm

Thank you for your attention!

Moldovan Investment and Export Promotion Organization (MIEPO) Republic of Moldova, Chisinau, 65 A. Mateevici Str.

Tel.: + 373 (22) 27-36-54 Fax: +373 (22) 22-43-10 office@miepo.md | www.miepo.md