Publications

Strategic comparison of Moldova’s Integration options: Deep and Comprehensive Economic Integration with the EU versus the Accession to the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan Customs Union

Thursday, 07 June 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Valeriu Prohnițchi,

This paper was developed for analyzing and comparing the economic impact of the two main integration options which Moldova has: 1) enhancing the economic integration with the European Union by establishing a Deep and Comprehensive…

Euromonitor nr. 23

Tuesday, 29 May 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Igor Boțan, Valeriu Prohnițchi, Elena Prohnițchi, Adrian Lupușor, Victoria Vasilescu, Ana Popa,

This edition no.23 of the quarterly publication Euromonitor evaluates the progress in implmentation of the reforms agreed as part of the cooperation between European Union and Republic of Moldova in the period January-March 2012. The…

An analysis of the draft law for modifying the article 44 from the law on public procurement

Thursday, 17 May 2012 Published in Publications

Advancing social goals through public policies is one of Government's main roles. However, the alternatives available for reaping social benefits should be carefully weighted against the costs and benefits these alternative set of actions generate.…

An analysis of the degree of implementation of Court of Accounts recommendations in 2011

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 Published in Publications

The process of implementation of Court of Accounts' recommendations is extremenly important to monitor for it does not suffice to point out to what is wrong in the administration of public resources, one also needs…

Real Economy no.27

Friday, 27 April 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Ana Popa, Adrian Lupușor, Valeriu Prohnițchi,

The economic leading indicator (ELI) continued its downward trend in February, revealing the cooling down of the Moldovan economy, which might persist in the near future. Thus, the indicator decreased by 1.1 p.p., which has…

Efficiency and Transparency in the Use of Agricultural Subsidies Fund

Wednesday, 18 April 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Dumitru Budianschi, Tatiana Savva,

The Agricultural Subsidies fund has become in the recent years one of the most important policy tools shaping the development of the Moldovan agricultural sector. The purpose of this paper is to analyse how the…

The Analysis of Amendment to the Law of the National Bank of Moldova

Tuesday, 17 April 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor,

This policy brief analyzes the Law project adopted by the Government Decision no. 166 of March 16, 2012, which includes a series of amendments to the Law of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM). Our…

Constructing the Economic Leading Indicator (ELI) for the Moldovan Economy

Saturday, 07 April 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor,

One of the main lessons learned after the economic crisis of 2009 has been the need to improve the Government capacities to anticipate, prevent and adequately manage the potential negative trends in the national economy.…

Euromonitor, no.22

Wednesday, 07 March 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Igor Boțan, Valeriu Prohnițchi, Elena Prohnițchi, Elena Culiuc, Adrian Lupușor, Ana Popa, Victoria Vasilescu,

The Government continued to carry out actions for fulfilling the undertaken commitments in the area of human right, but this process has developed slowly, with delays or even without any progress in many important areas.…

Why Does the NBM Relax its Monetary Policy, And What Could be The Results? Inflation Forecasts for 2012

Friday, 02 March 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor, Adrian Babin, Ana Popa,

The purpose of this analysis is to simulate, with a Structural Vector Auto Regressive (SVAR) Model, the impact of monetary policy decisions of the National Bank of Moldova, the main factors which affect their efficiency,…

How Vulnerable is the Moldovan Economy to Foreign Economic Shocks? Forecasts for 2012

Tuesday, 28 February 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor, Adrian Babin, Ana Popa,

The purpose of this analysis is to simulate, with the help of a Structural Vector Auto Regressive Model, Moldova’s economy dynamic behavior in response to a series of external shocks, such as: a recession in…

Real Economy, no.26

Thursday, 23 February 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Ana Popa, Valeriu Prohnițchi, Adrian Lupușor,

The slowdown in the economic growth is becoming more obvious, as over the last quarter of 2011 the retail trade and services provided to firms embarked on a downward trend. We anticipate that 2012 will…

EU's Third Energy Package and its Implications for the Moldovan Energy Sector

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Ruslan Surugiu,

Having become member of the Energy Community in 2009, the Republic of Moldova assumed the commitment to transpose the European Union legislation in order to align the standards and operating conditions of the electricity and…

Fiscal Mechanisms for Stimulating Philanthropy

Thursday, 16 February 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Elena Culiuc,

This study has the goal of identifying the optimal fiscal mechanism for stimulating the corporate philanthropy in Moldova. It begins by presenting main economic theories explaining the corporate decisions of donating money. The study also…

Fezabilitatea liberalizării pieții asigurărilor medicale obligatorii în Republica Moldova

Feasibility of Liberalization of the Mandatory Health Insurance System in Moldova

Thursday, 16 February 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Ana Popa, Veaceslav Cernica,

Currently Moldovan health system faces many problems, including persistence of informal payments, inefficiency in health spending, high share of people not covered by the mandatory health insurance, the lack of measurable indicators and values, old…

Fiscal Mechanisms for Stimulating Philanthropy

Thursday, 16 February 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Elena Culiuc,

This study has the goal of identifying the optimal fiscal mechanism for stimulating the corporate philanthropy in Moldova. It begins by presenting main economic theories explaining the corporate decisions of donating money. The study also…

Real Economy, no.25

Tuesday, 24 January 2012 Published in Publications
Authors: Ana Popa, Adrian Lupușor, Valeriu Prohnițchi,

At the end of the year, the statistical data denote a less favorable situation for the Republic of Moldova, with risks turning into real facts and lowering economic performance . All the GDP components slowed…

Real Economy, no.24

Wednesday, 28 December 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Ana Popa, Valeriu Prohnițchi, Adrian Lupușor,

This is the fourth annual economic radiography made by the Independent Think-Tank EXPERT-GRUP. We find that the economic growth in 2011 was strong and improved structurally, but consumption continued to be the main growth factor.…

MEGA - Moldova Economic Growth Analysis, nr. 5 - 2011

Friday, 23 December 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor, Ana Popa, Dumitru Budianschi, Elena Culiuc, Valeriu Prohnițchi,

In 2011 the Moldovan economy evolved, to a large extent, by inertia. It is true that in the first semester the economic growth was spectacular in terms of its magnitude and structure. However, the growth…

Moldovan Fuels' Market: Assessment of the Regulatory Framework, Competition and Price Formation

Tuesday, 20 December 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor,

The regulatory framework of the Moldovan fuels’ market contains several important flaws which negatively affects the competition due to many entrance barriers, the inefficient methodology for computing the market prices, as well as the discrimination…

Corporate Social Responsibility in Moldova: What the Government Can Do?

Thursday, 15 December 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Elena Culiuc, Iulia Sîrghi, Victor Prohnițchi,

This study shows that despite all efforts undertaken so far, the CSR remains a concept little understood among Moldovan companies; from another hand, Moldovan companies are not strange to the philanthropy actions, even though they…

Hostile Corporate Takeovers in Moldova: Analysis of the Causes in the Legal Framework

Tuesday, 06 December 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Viorel Chetruşcă,

In 2010-2011 Moldova has seen an intensification of the attempts of corporate hostile takeovers. In this study, the authors researches the causes of this phenomenon, looks into the relevant international experience that can be useful…

Analytical Note on the draft Law on the State Budget for 2012: Advocacy for Better Financing of Priority Sectors

Thursday, 24 November 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Dumitru Budianschi, Eugenia Veverița, Ion Gumene, Diana Levcenco, Gheorghe Barbăroșie,

The goal of this Analytical Note is to assess how the draft Law on the 2012 state budget reflects the priorities of the sustainable and inclusive development of the society. In this regards, several sectors…

Real Economy, no.23

Wednesday, 23 November 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor, Ana Popa, Valeriu Prohnițchi, Elena Culiuc,

The most important issues covered by the this issue of the Real Economy are related to the consumers’ rights which have recently became a heated topic of discussion, the main financing sources of consumption, the…

Real Economy, no. 22

Monday, 21 November 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Ana Popa, Adrian Lupușor, Dumitru Budianschi, Elena Culiuc,

As this issue of the Real Economy shows, we are living a hot political autumn, despite the cold weather outside. This correlates with some warring economic trends nationally and regionally. Important issues covered in this…

Banking Performance Rating, 3rd Quarter, 2011

Thursday, 17 November 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor,

Banking performance rating was elaborated by Expert-Grup with the purpose to objectively evaluate and compare the evolution of Moldovan commercial banks. This edition reflects the banks’ activity for the 3rd quarter 2011, as compared to…

Analysis of the Experience in Implementation of the Social Aid Law

Wednesday, 16 November 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Valeriu Prohnițchi, Alexandru Sînchetru, Veronica Sandu,

This study presents a brief analysis of the experience with the implementation of the Law on Social Aid in Republic of Moldova in the period 2009-2011. Analysis is conducted both from the perspective of the…

Impact of Future Accession of Romania to the Schenghen Area on Republic of Moldova.

Wednesday, 09 November 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Alex Oprunenco, Denis Cenușă,

This study aims to assess the potential impact of the future Romania's accession to the Schenghen Area on Republic of Moldova, to identify potential risks and opportunities and to make a number of policy and…

Euromonitor, no.21

Monday, 07 November 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Igor Boțan, Valeriu Prohnițchi, Elena Prohnițchi, Elena Culiuc, Adrian Lupușor, Ana Popa, Victoria Vasilescu,

A modest progress was observed in the area of human rights, while planned actions are implemented with delay. The efforts in the justice reforms were concentrated on adopting some strategic documents and working out draft…

Draft Law on the Academy of Science of the Republic of Moldova: Implications and Recommendations

Friday, 04 November 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Ana Popa,

Following recent discussions about the inefficiency of the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) sector in Moldova, recently a draft law on the Academy of Science of Moldova (ASM) was elaborated. Currently ASM's activity is regulated…

Real Economy, no.21

Thursday, 20 October 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Ana Popa, Adrian Lupușor, Alex Oprunenco, Dumitru Budianschi, Elena Culiuc,

On the first sight the Moldovan economy is flourishing. Not only had Moldova had a high economic growth in Q2'11, but, more importantly, it looks like a healthy growth. However, it is much easier to…

A Diagnostic Analysis of the Moldovan Banking System in the Context of Signing a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with EU

Monday, 26 September 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor, Adrian Babin,

The banking system is deeply integrated into the national economy due to its double role of granting credits and aggregation of firms’ or households’ savings. As a result, its nehavior is very pro-cyclical, being one…

About the Hostile Corporate Takeovers

Wednesday, 14 September 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Valeriu Prohnițchi,

The attempts of taking over the shares of the shareholders of four commercial banks and one insurance company in July-August 2011 resemble very much to some 'classic' corporate raids with the purpose of robbing the…

MEGA - Moldova Economic Growth Analysis, no.4, 2011

Tuesday, 09 August 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor, Ana Popa, Valeriu Prohnițchi, Dumitru Budianschi, Elena Culiuc, Alex Oprunenco,

The Moldovan economy continued to develop amidst the environment of the ‘provisional’ governance. Such a model of governance featured growing political instability and lingering constitutional crisis, acrimonious infighting in ruling coalition, protracted stalemates in reform…

Banking Performance Rating, 2nd Quarter, 2011

Monday, 01 August 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor,

Banking performance rating was elaborated by Expert-Grup with the purpose to objectively evaluate and compare the evolution of Moldovan commercial banks. This edition reflects the activity of banking institutions during the 2nd quarter of 2011,…

Investigation of Transparency and Economic Efficiency in the Use of the National Health Insurance Company’s Funds

Wednesday, 20 July 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Ana Popa, Alex Oprunenco, Evelina Gherghelegiu,

Moldova is placed unfavourably on most indicators measuring the health of the population, which indicates over the weaknesses in the health care system in the Republic of Moldova and over the relatively high financing needs…

Efficiency and Transparency in the Use of Environmental Funds

Tuesday, 19 July 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Dumitru Budianschi, Adrian Lupușor, Elena Culiuc,

The Environmental funds system in Moldova consists of National Environmental Fund and local funds. Over recent years the share of the environmental funds in financing measures aimed to protect the environment has increased significantly due…

Euromonitor nr. 20

Friday, 01 July 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Igor Boțan, Valeriu Prohnițchi, Elena Prohnițchi, Adrian Lupușor, Alex Oprunenco, Ana Popa, Elena Culiuc,

Moldova makes a slow progress forward protection of human rights and freedoms. Although the country kept improving the legal framework on respect and protection of human rights, Moldova did not consolidate the human rights protection…

The R&D Sector in Moldova: is a Reform Necessary or Not?

Monday, 27 June 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Ana Popa, Valeriu Prohnițchi,

The goal of this document is to evaluate the state support policy for the R&D sector in Moldova from the good governance perspective and to compare Moldova's performances with other countries, so that to clarify…

Real Economy, no.20

Friday, 24 June 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Valeriu Prohnițchi, Ana Popa, Adrian Lupușor, Alex Oprunenco, Elena Culiuc,

The economic growth of 8.4 percent in Q1’11 was outstanding, even though Expert-Grup was more optimistic than the Government when revising upward the forecast for 2011 in May this year. As the 20th edition of…

Banking Performance Rating, 1st Quarter, 2011

Monday, 06 June 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor,

According to the rating results, during the first quarter of 2011 the best banking performance has been registered by the CB „Moldova – Agroindbank” S.A., which was followed by CB „Victoriabank” S.A. and CB „Moldindconbank”…

Program for Development of the Food Market Infrastructure and Allocation of A Plot of Land for Agri-Food Center: Motivations and Implications

Monday, 23 May 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Valeriu Prohnițchi,

This policy brief unveils the inconsistency of the Program for development of the food market infrastructure and recommends the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Economy, Budget and Finance not to support the draft law for ammendment…

Real Economy nr. 19

Thursday, 12 May 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Valeriu Prohnițchi, Ana Popa, Alex Oprunenco, Adrian Lupușor, Elena Culiuc,

In the EU we trust. Or so many major political statements, strategic documents and crucial reforms could well start and end... at least, if we judge by the words of Moldovan leaders starting 2005. Indeed,…

Moldovan Local Governments' Efficiency: Importance and Key Factors

Thursday, 21 April 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor, Adrian Babin,

The goal of this study is to estimate the technical efficiency of each local government from the Republic of Moldova, to identify efficiency determinants, as well as its role for local development. The econometric simulations…

Euromonitor, no.19

Friday, 01 April 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Igor Boțan, Valeriu Prohnițchi, Elena Prohnițchi, Alex Oprunenco, Ana Popa, Elena Culiuc,

Moldova registered a modest progress in the following areas: human rights, general coordination and consolidation of administrative capacities, access of goods on the market, tariff and nontariff barriers, technical barriers for trade, trade facilitation and…

Real Economy, no.18

Monday, 28 March 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Valeriu Prohnițchi, Ana Popa, Alex Oprunenco, Adrian Lupușor, Elena Culiuc,

The political infightings should not eclipse the economic reforms which are promoted by the Government. Particularly, it is related to the modification of privatization procedures in terms of their simplification, allocation of more competences to…

Real Economy, no.17

Monday, 14 March 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Valeriu Prohnițchi, Ana Popa, Alex Oprunenco, Adrian Lupușor, Elena Culiuc,

In 2010 Moldovan economy grew faster than other economies in the region, surpassing Government's, NBM's, IMF's and EBRD's expectations. However, the structure of registered economic growth reflects Moldova returning to the pre-crisis growth model based…

Research, Development and Innovation in the Republic of Moldova

Friday, 25 February 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Ana Popa,

Already for few years Moldovan Government aims to change its economic growth model so that to foster the bases of an economy based on competitiveness and innovation. Despite the declared goal, the Research, Development and…

Why the Credit Costs are High in Moldova and What are the Solutions?

Wednesday, 23 February 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor,

The problem of limited access to banking credits has always been relevant for the Republic of Moldova, which became even more acute during the recent economic crisis. The aim of this study is to identify…

Moldova and EU liberalizing trade: how much for the agro-industrial sector to suffer?

Tuesday, 22 February 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Valeriu Prohnițchi,

In the context of the approaching negotiations on the EU-Moldova DCFTA there is a discussion emerging among the Moldovan policymakers on how to avert some potential negative economic impact, including how to best protect some…

Simulation of economic impact of visa-free regime between Moldova and EU

Tuesday, 22 February 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Ana Popa,

In December 2010 Moldova and EU signed the Action Plan on Visa Liberalization. This is an important step towards European integration giving much credit to the Moldovan Government. Although the Government is speaking mainly of…

The impact of the Russian wine embargo: estimation of the economic impact

Tuesday, 22 February 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Alex Oprunenco,

This study begins by assessing the current situation in the Moldovan winemaking sector and by identifying key constraints and problems affecting the development of this sector. Further on, using a Computable General Equilibrium model, the…

Real Economy, no.16

Thursday, 13 January 2011 Published in Publications
Authors: Valeriu Prohnițchi, Ana Popa, Alex Oprunenco, Adrian Lupușor,

The radiography of the 2010 economic year covers three essential aspects: a) the most important 5 economic events of 2010; b) the most revealing 5 macroeconomic trends; c) the most noticeable 5 faults of the…

MEGA - Moldova Economic Growth Analysis, no.3, 2010

Friday, 24 December 2010 Published in Publications
Authors: Adrian Lupușor, Ana Popa, Alex Oprunenco, Valeriu Prohnițchi,

Since its inception, the Alliance for European Integration faced a tall order of multiple and often competing goals. Despite the short-term political horizon, the AEI can boast significant achievements in the past year: stabilising the…

Analytical Study on Optimal Administrative-Territorial Structure for Republic of Moldova

Wednesday, 15 December 2010 Published in Publications
Authors: Ion Osoianu, Valeriu Prohnițchi, Igor Sîrodoev, Eugenia Veverița,

There are several sets of basic questions that the proposed study answers to contribute to the ongoing discussions about the decentralization reform in Moldova, including: 1) Is the current administrative-territorial structure responsive to the local,…

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