The first legislative package on deregulation of entrepreneurship was publicly discussed on the platform of the Economic Council to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova within the working group “Advisory Council on MSMEs,” headed by the Minister of Economy. The proposed amendments are aimed at reducing bureaucratic red tape and a number of […]

In 2022 the work of the Economic Council Secretariat focused on supporting a range of reforms to improve Moldova’s business environment affected by the global pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Experts of the Economic Council Secretariat reviewed the results achieved in promoting reforms related to the digital economy, the effects of the first legislative […]

Legislative changes are being drafted to reduce the requirements and bureaucracy  that today’s economic operators are unduly burdened with. Thus, it is proposed to amend the Labour Code, making it optional to keep daily records of working hours, to schedule annual leave, to have internal regulations, to have pre-contracts, to give notice and make requests […]

Investors who want to develop a business in Moldova will no longer have to physically go to the government counter – in the country. The state wants to digitise to the maximum all the processes of setting up a business, its administration, the entrepreneur’s interaction with employees and other companies, with authorities and control bodies, […]

Experts from the Secretariat of the Economic Council under the Prime Minister of Moldova met today in a first meeting with experts from the USAID Moldova Institutional and Structural Reforms (MISRA) Program to launch work on significantly reducing the burden and risks of state inspection and sanctions on businesses. Among the objectives of the activity […]

Economic operators providing waste management may no longer have to pay the environmental pollution tax in the near future. But the Environment Ministry needs to come up with an adjusted legal framework for this. The subject was discussed by representatives of the business community and state institutions at the Economic Council during the meeting of […]

On November 7, 2022, the Government approved the Provision regarding the establishment of the Working Group for the reform of the regulatory framework of entrepreneurial activity. The working group, coordinated by the Ministry of Economy, made up of representatives of government institutions, the Parliamentary Commission for Economy, Budget and Finance, the Office of the Presidency, […]

A working group, set up on Prime Minister’s decision, will improve the regulatory framework that hinders entrepreneurial activity in Moldova. The Working Group will be made up of representatives of the Government, Parliament, the President’s Office and the European Union High Representative’s Mission to Moldova. The group will be coordinated by the Ministry of Economy […]

The Prime Minister requests the assistance of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the creation of the Office of the Entrepreneurs’ Ombudsman.  This entity will be responsible for providing support in solving cases of violation of entrepreneurs’ rights by state institutions; it will monitor and analyse the regulatory framework and practices that contribute […]

According to the document, economic agents, food operators, can sell at a reduced price food whose shelf-life expires shortly, or transfer it by donation to charities or directly to end consumers as food for human consumption or as animal feed. Food may be transferred by donation by the food business operator either to the charity […]