Romania becomes main trading partner of Moldova

Romania has become the main trading partner of the Republic of Moldova, but the wish is that it should be also the main source of investment in Moldova's businesses, the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Moldova (CCIRM), Valeriu Lazar told the Moldovan-Romanian Business Forum held within the national exhibition "Made in Moldova." 

"Romania's experience, which went through the process of association and accession to the European Union, can be extremely useful both to the authorities as well as to the entrepreneurs in Moldova. In the spirit of the excellent partnership between the chamber systems of Moldova and Romania, we have tried to offer together a new platform for dialogue between the businesses in both countries in order to provide opportunities to expand bilateral business," Lazar was quoted as saying by a CCIRM release, sent on Thursday to AGERPRES. 

On the occasion of the said Business Forum, the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR), Mihai Daraban voiced his willingness to provide support to Moldovan enterprises through the entire business infrastructure held by CCIR. 

According to Mihai Daraban, bilateral trade volume 10 months into 2015 exceeded 1.035 billion dollars, whilst Moldova's exports for the first time exceeded 400 million dollars. At the same time, Mihai Daraban pointed out that Moldovan enterprises are very active in Romania, as over 4,000 companies with Moldovan capital are registered, which have a subscribed capital of over 34 million dollars. 

Moldova's Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Octavian Calmac said that the Chisinau Government's priority is to restore confidence of the business environment and development partners through determined reforms to make up for the delays in recent years. 

Romanian Ambassador to Moldova Marius Lazurca said that bilateral trade reached a high degree of maturity, being diversified and with high added value. The official noted that the economies of the two countries increased in a synchronized manner and in 2014 bilateral trade volume quadrupled compared to 2009. AGERPRES