For 9 months in 2021, the volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Moldovan economy amounted to $187 million, and the total FDI inflow at the end of September 2021 amounted to $4.75 billion.
According to the Ministry of Economy, about 86% of FDI in the Moldovan economy came from EU countries, 1% - from CIS countries, 13% - from other countries. About 31% of investments were in the finance and insurance sector, 26% in trade, 20% in the processing industry, 5% in ICT, 5% in real estate, 4% in transport and warehousing, 3% in the construction industry, 6% - in other industries. The main platforms for attracting investments are Moldova IT Park, 7 free economic zones and 38 sub-zones included in them, 10 industrial parks and Giurgiulesti port. The largest volume of investments was attracted by the FEZ of Moldova - $467.7 million, which is 9.8% of the inflow of foreign direct investment into the country. They also created the most jobs - more than 16 thousand, and the average salary is 7900 lei. The sales volume of FEZ residents (225 companies in total) at the end of 2021 amounted to 12 billion lei, and the volume of exports was $600-650 million. Tax deductions from FEZ residents at the end of 2021 amounted to about 760 million lei. Established less than 4 years ago, Moldova IT Park attracted more than 1 thousand residents who employed more than 15.1 thousand specialists, providing an average salary of 31 thousand lei. The volume of tax deductions from residents of Moldova IT Park amounted to 730.2 million lei at the end of 2021, the sales volume is estimated at 6.88 billion lei, and the volume of exports is $41 million. At the same time, the volume of attracted investments in Moldova IT Park amounted to $41 million ( 0.9% of total FDI in Moldova). The industrial parks of the country were able to attract investments in the amount of $158 million (3.3% of FDI in the national economy). They employ 87 residents, whose tax deductions in 2021 amounted to 342.8 million lei. The volume of sales of industrial parks is estimated at 3.6 billion lei. Investments in the Giurgiulesti port amounted to $100.7 million (2.1% FDI). 544 jobs were created at 50 resident enterprises, and the average salary was 5228 lei. According to the results of the first half of 2021, the Giurgiulesti port paid taxes to the budgets of all levels in the amount of more than 717 million lei. Several state institutions are involved in attracting investments to the country, including the Investment Agency. The agency's specialists help investors determine the most suitable regime for investment and business development in our country. //22.03.2022 — InfoMarket.
