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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 […]

Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița discussed with business associations the epidemiological situation and measures to support citizens and economic agents

The epidemiological situation in the Republic of Moldova is worsening due to the spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 infection and the soaring number of cases of illness in the population. The Chief Executive Natalia Gavrilița announced this during consultations with representatives of business associations, members of the Economic Council to the Prime […]

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 […]

A Partnership Agreement has been signed between the USAID Future Technologies Project and the Economic Council Secretariat

30 December 2021 – By signing the document, the parties intend to join efforts in promoting business-friendly reforms on digitization of the economy and e-commerce in Moldova. Among the main topics on the agenda of the Economic Council Secretariat’s is the implementation of solutions for the Roadmap topics for boosting the process of digitization of […]

Ion Lupan. On the first legislative package for the digitization of the economy

An interview with Ion Lupan, Head of Secretariat of the Economic Council under the Prime Minister, as part of the “Dialog Pro-Business” media campaign, supported by the Invest Moldova Agency. Greetings, Ion. On 11 November, the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova voted for the first legislative package for the digitization of the Moldovan economy. […]

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 […]

The legislative package on the digitisation of the economy has been enacted and is about to enter into force

10 December 2021 – The legislative amendments on the digitisation of the economy, voted on 11 November 2021 by the Parliament, have been promulgated by Moldovan President Maia Sandu and published in the Official Gazette. Thus, according to the new legal provisions, it becomes possible to remotely register businesses, changes in the acts of incorporation […]

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 […]

First legislative package to digitalise the economy adopted

11 November 2021 – Parliament adopted today in final reading the first legislative package for the digitisation of the economy. The document implements a number of key actions of the “Roadmap for boosting the digitisation of the national economy and the development of e-commerce”, prepared by the Economic Council to the Prime Minister, with the […]