Mayor of northern city of Moldova affirms local industrial park project contributes to regional development

Chisinau, 23 June /MOLDPRES/ – The Industrial Park Edinet (PIE) is a successful project, implemented by North Regional Development Agency (ADR Nord), offering more opportunities for locality's economic development. ADR Nord and German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) demonstrated PIE achievements to journalists during a documentary visit this week.

PIE was inaugurated in October 2013 as part of the first issue of North Development Days, and is currently a leader in attracting investment. The capital placed in development of its infrastructure grew by almost 90 per cent compared to previous years. "We wanted this economic operator to be productive and bring added value to economic sector at regional and national levels. Currently, it is a success," mentioned Mayor of Edinet, Constantin Cojocaru, at the meeting with press representatives.

It covers an area of ​​18 hectares, and entrepreneurs which work there say their businesses prosper. At present, Edinet industrial platform includes fruit processing, sorting and packing plants, a juice maker, and the youngest resident is an entrepreneur that launched an IT business.

"The employees are pleased to have jobs, and employers are happy to make profitable business at home. People felt the pleasure of this tool that offers tax incentives as well as development prospects. It is a good and useful platform for communication between central, local and business authorities," explained the administrator of PI Edinet, Artur Resetnicov, interviewed by agency.

The City Hall of Edinet has benefited from support of development partners to promote PIE in locality and bring at least 20 investors which businesses will generate dozens of jobs in the region.

"The municipality and park administration have received a $20,000 grant from Swiss Government to increase investment opportunities. Plus contribution of Edinet City Hall, estimated at several thousand dollars. Through the project we want to increase the ability to attract investments and to promote PIE. It is a structured strategy for park development, promotional materials, a business incubator for small entrepreneurs to expand their businesses," says mayor of Edinet, Constantin Cojocaru.

"Linking PIE to access infrastructure and public utilities" is a project worth over MDL 12 million, implemented from sources of the National Fund for Regional Development (FNDR). The project includes infrastructure construction on territory of Park: roads, water pipeline and sewerage, gas pipeline, pumping station, etc.

"This is how we see the success story – create most favourable business environment, invest in infrastructure and people, investing in people means modernising life on different segments. Also, we do not forget major purpose of this project, which envisages the balanced development of cities in the region, increase of investment attractiveness and provision of quality services for citizens," concluded Mayor of Edinet, Constantin Cojocaru, for agency.

(Reporter L. Grubii, editor L. Alcaza)