Moldovan PM meets potential foreign investors

14:12 | 17.10.2016 Category: Official

Chisinau, 17 October /MOLDPRES/ - Prime Minister Pavel Filip today had a meeting with the administration of the French transnational company Veolia, specialized in management of waters, waste and energy services, the government’s communication and media relations department has reported.

The PM welcomed the investor’s interest in Moldova, noting that this fact was an extra proof that, also following actions undertaken by the government, Moldova was becoming more and more attractive for investments.

Referring to the company’s fields of work, Pavel Filip said that Moldova needed investments and modernization in all the three areas: managements of waters, waste management and providing energy services.

The prime minister confirmed the cabinet’s openness and willingness to provide every needed support to carry out viable projects in these important sectors for the national economy. “We are a pro-business government, which backs the development of economic agents and offers them all the necessary support to overcome bureaucratic obstacles. We make every effort to ensure an as friendly as possible business environment and attract potential investors,” Pavel Filip said.

For their part, the representatives of the Veolia company referred to the group’s work worldwide and regionally and confirmed interest in extending business in Moldova, including by attracting European funds to this end.

The prime minister said the framework regulation concerning the private-public partnership was well-developed in Moldova, which might provide a needed platform to initiate joint projects.

In the context, Filip asked to identify priority fields of cooperation between the sides, so that concrete cooperation projects be brought for discussion in the near future.

Veolia Environnement S.A. is among the world leaders in providing services for a sustainable human development. Presently, the company has over 200,000 employees and the turnover reached 24.8 billion euros in 2015.

(Editor M. Jantovan)

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