Countries
Moldova
Moldova’s economy is in transition from a command economy to a more free-market oriented one. It is making some progress, judging from the increase in its GNI per capita from 710 US $ in 2005 to 1590 US $ in 2010.
Starting a business has been made easier: from 10 procedures and 30 days in 2005 to 8 procedures and 10 days in 2010. Registering property used to take 48 days and 6 procedures in 2005, as against 5 days and 5 procedures in 2010. Nevertheless, Moldova’s business environment, which was rated 83rd in the WB Doing Business report in 2006 , dropped to 90th place in 2011.
Moldova’s employers’ national and international interests are being represented by the Confederatia Nationala a Patronatului din Republica Moldova (CNPM) a member of the International Organisation of Employers. DECP first contacted CNPM in 2006. DECP and CNPM concluded a partnership agreement in June 2008, in which the FNPAIA, the agricultural and food-industry association, was also mentioned as a beneficiary. DECP has worked with CNPM on the setting up of an OSH-service for its members and it has supported FNPAIA in the drafting of a ‘Policy Book’ in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in November 2010.
In 2011 DECP has supported follow-up activities of the launch of the “Policy Book” by FNPAIA and also new service activities of CNPM.