CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: EXPORT MISSION - a new export program identifying new foreign business partners for local entrepreneurs

The Investment Agency of the Republic of Moldova, in collaboration with the World Bank, announces a new Program entitled "Export Mission", in order to increase and diversify exports from key sectors of the Republic of Moldova.

The program involves the identification of relevant business partners in the target markets: Romania, Germany, the Baltic States, and the organization of individual bilateral (B2B) sessions for contracting deliveries.

The business missions will be organized by sectors, as follows:

Fresh and processed fruits - Germany, Baltic States

Electronics, machines, equipment and machinery - Romania, Germany

Manufacture of furniture - Romania, Germany

All the local entrepreneur has to do is fill in the Participation Form by February 15, accessing the link - https://tinyurl.com/y66wlxmd and comply with a series of selection criteria that can be accessed here - Regulations . The declaration on one's own responsibility can be downloaded here. Please, send the participation file by email at - export@invest.gov.md.

Only 30 companies will be selected , 10 for each established sector, which will benefit from two business missions, on two different export markets.

Program steps:

Call for Application: January 27- February 12, 2021

Selection of 10 beneficiary companies: February 15-19, 2021

Elaboration of promotional materials for the presentation of companies and the mission: 22-26 February 2021

Personalized identification of customers in the two markets according to the profile of each beneficiary and contacting them: March-April 2021

Participation in business missions (physical / online depending on the pandemic situation): Romania and the Baltic States - April 2021 and Germany - April-May 2021

You can contact the representatives of the implementing team:

- Anastasia UNGUREANU, Investment Agency, Email: anastasia.ungureanu@invest.gov.md

- Andrei CRIGAN, Gateway & Partners Moldova, T: +373 69 380020, Email: andrei.crigan@gatewaypartners.net

The EXPORT MISSION program is part of the Competitiveness Improvement Project, funded by the World Bank, which supports the Government of the Republic of Moldova to strengthen the export competitiveness of economic agents through non-reimbursable financing and credit line for exporters; assistance to the authorities in creating a favorable business environment and strengthening the institutional capacities of the Investment Agency and the Organization for the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises "