Meeting Mr. Anatol USATII, Minister of Economy and Infrastructure

Friday 04 December, 2020
Start: Friday 04 December, 2020 - 9.00

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Regular informal meetings to ensure open communication with members of the Government and to identify priorities for further joint collaboration

The members of the Foreign Investors Association had a meeting today with Mr. Anatol USATII, Minister of Economy and Infrastructure, being accompanied by Ms. Iuliana DRAGALIN, Secretary of State, in an informal atmosphere. Topics covered by the participants included the ministry’s vision of current trade regulations and future prospects, recent proposals to amend the Internal Trade Law, and patent-based trade.

Another set of issues discussed related to the telecom industry, namely: the 2.5% fee paid by mobile phone companies in the Republican Population Support Fund, license and MNP fees, copyright and related rights, etc.

FIA members, present at the meeting, unanimously supported the need to digitize the economy and, in particular, the interaction between business and the state, in order to increase the efficiency of the services provided. Particular attention was paid to the need to implement the concept of “self-service” at gas stations, in the context of the digitalization of the economy.

The topics included on the Agenda are, in fact, the proposals of foreign investors included in the White Book, 2019 Edition, which aims to improve the regulatory framework for entrepreneurship and attract new investments in the Republic of Moldova.

Our Members

Foreign Investors Association (FIA) is a non-profit and apolitical association from the Republic of Moldova, founded in September 2003 by the largest companies with foreign capital in the country, covering the whole range of industries — agriculture, automotive and petroleum industry, telecommunications and IT, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, winemaking, distribution, insurance, banking, consultancy and audit.