The participation of Moldova in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a topic extensively discussed by various political actors. Increasingly, CIS is qualified as an inefficient organization, which does not serve the national interests of our country. It is being labeled as a flawed organizaton, taking into account Russia's actions in respect to Ukraine and breaking her commitments on respecting the territorial integrity and peace.
However, the discussion does not include the importance of CIS market for Moldovan exports (about 40%), but also for other areas of the national economy (migration, energy, etc.). Thus, the CIS "pros" and "cons" rethoric tends to neglect the economic component. The current analysis does not aim to provide an unequivocal answer about the need to maintain Moldova within CIS, but comes to complete the debates with economic arguments.
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