- Macroeconomic impact of the money sent from abroad
Lucia Hadarca, December 14, 2003
- The money wired by the guest workers home have become an important factor influencing macroeconomic environment of the Republic of Moldova. For the great majority of families deprived of sufficient income to cover their daily needs those money help them stay afloat[…]
Macroeconomy
- Reflections on the state budget for year 2004
Iurie Gotisan, November 30, 2003
- The state budget, approved in the third and final reading by the Parliament was declared to be aimed at enforcing the Government work plan, in reality it has proven Government’s incapacity to translate Communist Party ideological message and political options into a clear budgetary policy[…]
Macroeconomy • Public economy
- Domestic Implications of the Economic Policy in the Foreign Sector of Moldovan Economy
Iurie Gotisan, November 16, 2003
- Recently National Bank of the Republic of Moldova released some figures, in fact rather surprising ones, on the growing trade deficit that has reached 400 million USD in the last nine months as compared to only 240 million in the same period last year[…]
Macroeconomy • Public economy
- Moldova — Transdnistria: Clash of Economic Interests
Galina Selari, November 16, 2003
- Moldova and Transdnistria agreed on the “common state” formula and 5 common spaces — legal, economic, customs, defence and cultural as far back as 1999. Further steps seemed a mere technical matter — documents’ development[…]
Transnistria: economic issues
- Economic reflections on corruption
Valeriu Prohnitchi, November 2, 2003
- The release of the Corruption Perception Index 2003 by Transparency International is a good opportunity to talk about corruption. According to the report findings, corruption has reached exorbitant levels in Moldova[…]
Public economy • Business climate
- Can de-urbanization be stopped?
Anatoli Gudim, October 19, 2003
- The new times have brought considerable changes to the Republic of Moldova. Such changes include openness to the world, macroeconomic stabilization, property reform, rise of the market and private sector, land privatization, trade liberalization (external and internal) and democratization of public life[…]
Social economy
- Regional economic integration of Moldova: overview of the options
Valeriu Prohnitchi, October 5, 2003
- Moldova lies at the crossroads of economic potential of three distinct geo-economic areas, namely Eastern Europe and post-soviet Asia, Central and South Eastern Europe (former socialist countries or their successors) and European Union[…]
Foreign economic relations
- Trade Unions and the Social Dialogue in Moldova
Nicolae Suruceanu, September 21, 2003
- This autumn announces to be “hot” in terms of socio-political events. It is thus natural for one to wonder about the likely behaviour that the Moldovan trade unions are going to adopt given the general trend in union movements to become more active in autumn and spring[…]
Social economy
- The budget with many unknown variables
Anatoli Gudim, September 7, 2003
- At the beginning of September the Government web site www.moldova.md published the draft of the state budget of the Republic of Moldova for 2004. This is a good example of “glasnost”[…]
Macroeconomy
- New investments are needed
Galina Selari, August 17, 2003
- The maintenance of sustainable economic growth is declared as a priority by the government. At the same time, it would be rather early to assert that factors of sustainable development are already available in the country[…]
Agro-economy
- Shadow Economy as a Driving Force
Ion Olan, August 3, 2003
- Recently, the Department of Statistics and Sociology has announced that the share of shadow economy (SE) in Moldova is 31.6% to GDP, according to the “Measuring Unseen Economy” methodology recommended by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD, Paris)[…]
Agro-economy
- Export Promotion: on Paper
Anatoli Gudim, July 20, 2003
- Under the IMF trade restrictions classifications scheme, Moldova’s regime is rated “1” — the most liberal category. This is what is called “trade on paper”[…]
Agro-economy
- The custom’s stamps drama
Galina Selari, June 29, 2003
- It seems that tension in relations between Chisinau and Tiraspol has become stronger once more, and again because of the export — import transactions control[…]
Transnistria: economic issues
- Raions and economy
Anatoli Gudim, June 15, 2003
- So, the local elections are over. And now workaday routine activities begin — the actual establishment of the 32 new (old!) raions (Soviet type second tier administrative districts) and the debugging of their administration[…]
Strategies and economic development
- The Notary according to the new Law on Notaries
Galina Bostan, June 1, 2003
- On 8 November 2002, the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova adopted a new Law on Notaries. What makes the new law different from the old one, from the conceptual point of view, is that it reverts to the state-run system of notaries[…]
Business climate
- Moldova’s Agriculture: Crisis or Rehabilitation?
Alexandru Muravschi, May 18, 2003
- Moldova’s agriculture has demonstrated certain success during the last two years. After a decade of decline one can observe for the first time growth in agricultural production. It is also important that in 2002 there was growth in the livestock products[…]
Agro-economy
- The floating of the Moldovan Leu — free or managed?
Tudor Neghina, April 27, 2003
- The exchange rate of the Moldovan Leu (MDL) has floated significantly. The issue of currency exchange rate may be approached in a number of ways[…]
Macroeconomy
- Two Years in Government — An Economic Analysis
Anatoli Gudim, April 16, 2003
- On 19 April 2001, the Parliament of Moldova gave its vote of confidence to the Government Activity Programme, and the President approved its composition through his decree. The Prime Minister in his turn announced an intention to implement a plan of emergency measures “Fulger” (“Lightning”) for the first 100 days…[…]
Social economy
- Social orientation — no strategy yet
Stefan Zgama, April 6, 2003
- Since the beginning of 2003 two additional factors have drawn increased attention to social issues, which the Government has constantly declared as its priority. Firstly, elaboration of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (for which the country wishes to receive World Bank and IMF credits). Secondly, necessity of a “bigger care for people” on the eve of local elections[…]
Public economy • Strategies and economic development • Social economy
- Financial challenges lying ahead of Moldova in 2003
Adrian Dumitriu, March 23, 2003
- It is probably due to the fact that ruling party’s electoral program has been declared as socially oriented, that different Ministries and Departments have engaged in a competition of producing socially oriented drafts[…]
Macroeconomy • Public economy
- Insurance in the Republic of Moldova
Cristian Untila, March 23, 2003
- Recently the Parliament passed the Law on the Modification and Completion of the Law on Insurance. So far no studies or analysis have been undertaken in the relevant field[…]
Finances and banking
- Economy: events & commentaries
Anatoli Gudim, March 9, 2003
- In the last couple of weeks economic issues were the major concern of the country leadership, representatives of international monetary organizations, and economic media outlets. Judging from a multiple perspective, one may conclude that there are major risks at stake as far as economy is concerned, but there are opportunities as well[…]
Macroeconomy • Public economy • Strategies and economic development
- Economy overview
Anatoli Gudim, February 16, 2003
- Republic of Moldova has registered a steady GDP growth in the last three years (7.2% in 2002, and a total of 16.4% throughout 2000–2002); an industrial growth of 10.6%, and a 3% growth in agriculture in the last year[…]
Public economy • Strategies and economic development
