The investment offer, partnerships and business development opportunities in the Republic of Moldova were discussed at the headquarters of the Investment Agency, today, with the team of the "French Development Agency" Group (AFD / PROPARCO).
Analyzing the investment projects developing possibilities, the Investment Agency team reviewed the country's strategic sectors, where AFD could consider the possibility to provide experiece and business support in agriculture and food, energy, medical, creative industries, ICT, FinTech, tourism, light industry, transport, and automotive sectors.
Representatives of the Agency also underlined the benefits the Republic of Moldova remains an attractive destination for foreign investors, presenting the Government Strategies for attracting investments, fiscal friendly policies, fiscal incentives for a stable economy, digitized public services and IT Park - recognized as the best IT ecosystem in the world.
The AFD Group operates in the Republic of Moldova since March 21-24, and its mission is to assess the country’s economic and social development opportunities, as well as the possibilities to support reforms in Moldova.
At the end of the mission, AFD will analyze the proposals offered by all the institutions in which they carried out the study visits and will decide on a Long-Term Investment Support Program to strengthen the Moldovan-French bilateral relations.
In 2019, the volume of trade with France amounted to 183 million USD. Exports registered USD 36 million (decrease by 25% compared to 2018), and imports amounted to USD 147 million (increase by 11% compared to 2018). France ranks 12th in the top of foreign investors in our country. The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova operates in the Republic of Moldova.