Business Environment in Moldova

Breahna Constantin Maxim Radu

5 main issues impeding a business environment

Low-skilled labor force Unfair competition

Unstable political climate

Business Environment

Burdening regulatory framework

Ineffective social dialogue

Unstable political climate and deficient relations with state institutions

Political Stability and Absence of Violence
1.40 1.20 1.00

Scale of -2.5 to 2.5

0.80 0.60 0.40 0.20 0.00 -0.20 -0.40 -0.60 -0.80 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Moldova Bulgaria Estonia Lithuania Romania Slovenia

Ineffective social dialogue

Burdening regulatory framework

Regulatory Quality Index
1.5 1.3 1.1 Moldova Bulgaria Estonia Lithuania Romania Slovenia

Scale of -2.5 to 2.5

0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Unfair competition

Ef f ectiveness of Anti-monopoly Policies

5
Moldova Bulgaria

Scale of 1 to 7

4.5

Estonia Lithuania Romania Slovenia World

3.5

3 2010 2011 2012

Low-skilled labour force

Firms Offering Formal Training
100 90 80 Moldova Bulgaria Estonia Lithuania Romania Slovenia

% of firms

70 60 50 40 30 20 2002 2005 2009

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