EBRD and Moldova

In Moldova, the EBRD focuses on improving the business climate, supporting economic diversification and reforming the energy and municipal sector. In particular, the Bank supports private companies with direct investments, with intermediary finance through local banks, and by developing local business skills. It also pays particular attention to privatisation and post-privatisation.

EBRD Strategy

NATO’s relations with the Republic of Moldova

NATO and the Republic of Moldova actively cooperate on democratic, institutional and defence reforms, and have developed practical cooperation in many other areas. The country’s Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) lays out its programme of cooperation with NATO.

Moldova is seeking to draw closer to Euro-Atlantic standards and institutions. The extent of NATO-Moldova cooperation ultimately depends on the country’s willingness to continue its democratic reform process and strengthen its existing democratic institutions.

How does cooperation work in practice?

Areas of cooperation, reform plans and political dialogue processes are detailed in the Republic of Moldova’s Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP), which is jointly agreed with NATO for a two-year period. Key areas of cooperation include the consolidation of full democratic control of the armed forces, defence planning and budgeting.

Beyond supporting reform, another key objective of NATO’s cooperation with Moldova is to develop the ability of the 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion’s forces to work together with forces from NATO countries, especially in crisis-management and peacekeeping operations, and to develop a new training programme for the armed forces.

How did relations with the Republic of Moldova evolve?

NATO relations with the Republic of Moldova date back to 1992, when the country joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (renamed the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in 1997). Relations expanded when Moldova joined the Partnership for Peace programme in 1994. The focus on supporting the country’s domestic reform process has intensified since its first Individual Partnership Action Plan with NATO was agreed in 2006.

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Doing bussiness in 2009: Moldova

Doing bussiness in 2009: Moldova/ World Bank

Doing Business 2009 is the sixth in a series of annual reports investigating regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 181 economies

A set of regulations affecting 10 stages of a business’s life are measured : starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business. Data in Doing Business 2009 are current as of June 1, 2008*. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where, and why.

Moldova ranks 122nd out of 228 countries by population

The Republic of Moldova takes the 122nd position out of 228 countries by the number of people, the World Factbook 2007-2008 report compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency shows.
According to the report, on July 1, 2008 Moldova had a population of 4.324,45 million and occupied an area of 22,843 square kilometers. Each year, Moldova loses 0.09% of its population or 11 persons a day.

The world’s population is now 6.732 billion people and the yearly growth rate is 1.16% (212,970 people a day). China has the largest population – 1.332 billion (+22,920 people a day).

China is followed by India with a population of about 1.154 billion people, though its territory is three times smaller than China’s. In the near future, it can become the most populous nation as its population grows by about 50,000 a day.
The top ten most populous countries also include the United States (about 305 million), Indonesia (roughly 239 million), Brazil (about 198 million), Pakistan (about 174 million), Bangladesh (154.5 million), Nigeria (over 147 million), Russia (140.5 million) and Japan (about 127 million).

Romania ranks the 51st with 22.237 million people, while Ukraine – the 27th with about 46 million people.

The least populous countries are Montserrat with 5,084 inhabitants, Falkland Islands - 3,140, Svalbard – 2,165, Norfolk Island – 2,128, Vatican – 824 and Cocos Islands – 596.

The least populous nation is Pitcairn Island, the only British colony in the Pacific Ocean. Nine families of 48 persons live on the island that occupies an area of 47 square meters.