French businessmen are interested in investing in Moldova.
This was reported by the press service of the head of state, noting that during a working visit to Paris, President of Moldova Maia Sandu met with representatives of the French business environment and the leadership of MEDEF (Movement des Entreprises de France), the most significant representative of French business. The parties discussed the economic realities of our country and strategic areas of mutual interest. Maia Sandu spoke about the development priorities of Moldova, her vision for the country's future, improving the business environment by fighting corruption and reforming justice, as well as the economic benefits of investing in our country. Potential investment areas of common interest were also discussed, such as investments in renewable energy, the medical sector and civil aviation. President Maia Sandu highly appreciated the interest of French business representatives in the level of digitalization of the country and existing strategies in this area. Due to pandemic restrictions, a small number of companies attended the meeting, and the most famous of them were: Alstom, Airbus Hélicoptères, Orange, Eco Delta, GE Capital, Oberthur Chash Protection, ADEPTA / GNIS, Société Geismar, L3G, IN Group, Veolia, TECOFI. “I'm glad to see that most of you are interested in either initiating or expanding your investments in Moldova. We will make every effort to make this happen as soon as possible, ”the head of the Moldovan state said. There are 233 companies with French capital in Moldova. According to the National Bank of Moldova, the total volume of foreign direct investment from France to Moldova in 2019 amounted to $ 197.55 million.// 04.02.2021 — InfoMarket.
