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Working Group meeting to launch the Small Business Act for Europe assessment
Working Group meeting launches Small Business Act for Europe assessment in Moldova
Moldova
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05/06/2018
A first public-private Working Group meeting, launching the third cycle of the Small Business Act for Europe (SBA) assessment, took place in Chisinau on 23 May 2018. The main objective of the Working Group meeting was to launch the third cycle of the SBA assessment. In addition, the meeting provided an opportunity to take stock of the progress in implementation of SME policies in Moldova since...
Pavel Filip, Federica Mogherini and Johannes Hahn
Moldova: continued EU commitment drives trade growth
Moldova
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04/05/2018
EU High Representative Federica Mogherini met Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip in Brussels on 3 May on the occasion of the fourth Association Council meeting between the EU and the Republic of Moldova. With trade between the EU and Moldova up a further 18% in 2017, accounting for 55% of Moldova's total trade, the two sides discussed further steps to translate increased trade volumes into...
EU launches new External Investment Plan in Tbilisi
23/03/2018
On 21 March, the EU presented its External Investment Plan (EIP) at a regional launch event in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Under this plan, the EU will mobilise investments from the public and private sector from 2017 to 2020 for more than 70 economies around the world, including Georgia and the other Eastern Partner countries. The EIP will aim to boost investment and support more inclusive and...
Tbilisi
EU4Business-EBRD Credit line: €1.15 billion to support SMEs in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
Georgia
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22/03/2018
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union are extending their support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Georgia , Moldova and Ukraine to a total of almost €1.1 billion in credit lines and trade finance and €58.3 million in EU grants. At a high-level conference in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, Katarína Mathernová, Deputy Director-General for...
Start for Youth
‘START for YOUTH’ – new business project for young people proposed for public consultations
Moldova
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22/03/2018
The Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova, in collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Organisation, has elaborated the project plan for the START for YOUTH project, which aims to support young people in starting a business. The ‘START for YOUTH’ programme has been proposed for public consultations and is planned to run from 2018 to 2020. The...
EU4Business brings together implementing partners for Chisinau event
Moldova
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14/03/2018
The EU4Business initiative, with the support of the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Moldova, recently brought together EU4Business implementing partners, mostly dealing with access to finance support for SMEs, for a half-day event organised in Chisinau. The event gathered in one place institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European...
Grants for participation in large-scale brokerage events for Horizon 2020
Researchers from business and industry: apply now for grants for networking in Horizon 2020 brokerage events
01/03/2018
Researchers from the Eastern Partnership region, including from industry and SMEs, have the opportunity to apply for EU grants for participation in large-scale brokerage events and similar activities related to the EU’s Horizon2020 programme for research and innovation. The aim of the grant scheme is to extend scientific networks between EU Member States/non-EaP Associated Countries and EaP...
The event highlighted the impact of SME support programmes
EU4Business SME support programmes in focus at event in Moldova
Moldova
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01/03/2018
The EU4Business initiative with the support of the EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova has brought together representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Moldovan Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, the Organisation for Development of the SME Sector (ODIMM) and Commercial Banks of the Republic of Moldova. The event...
Premier Pavel Filip and EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti shaking hands during the meeting
EBRD chief holds talks with Moldovan Prime Minister
Moldova
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22/02/2018
Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip has met the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Suma Chakrabarti, who was on a working visit to Republic of Moldova last week. Both sides hailed the good partnership relations between the Republic of Moldova and the EBRD. The Prime Minister expressed gratitude for the continued support provided by the EBRD in key areas of...
Moldova scores well on procedures for starting a business
Moldova: increasing business confidence is government priority as World Bank releases report on cost of doing business
Moldova
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22/02/2018
The Republic of Moldova has made progress in the setting up of business, according to the 2017 annual study on ‘ The Cost of Doing Business in Moldova ’, conducted by the World Bank Group. According to the data, Moldova occupies the 44th position out of 190 countries across a range of business indicators, the same position as in 2016, but with an increase in its overall score, from 72.8 to 73 out...