Each foreign company coming in Moldova means development for country - Moldovan speaker says

Chisinau, 21 September /MOLDPRES/- Parliament Speaker Andrian Candu participated in an event of marking the 15th anniversary of the founding of the Foreign Investors Association, the parliament’s communication and public relations department has reported.

“The Foreign Investors Association is not just a business community, but we are talking about a team of professionals who, together with the authorities, are promoting the best policies to attract investment and improve the business environment,” Candu said.

The speaker appreciated the valuable proposals that have come from the business environment over time, and reviewed the policies that authorities have made for the business environment be more attractive. He noted that businessmen have contributed to regulatory reform and tax reform, also reporting the abuse of institutions that might have been involved in the business environment.

The speaker sent congratulatory messages to investors, wishing them to feel good in our country, and the business environment to be a good one.

The Foreign Investors Association (FIA) was founded in September 2003. This is the first non-profit and non-political association of foreign-owned companies operating in Moldova. The FIA is made up of 18 members from 11 countries, the largest foreign-owned companies in Moldova, with over 16,500 people working there. The total investment of FIA member companies is about 1 billion 150 million euros. These companies operate in almost all sectors of the economy: industry, agriculture, infrastructure, telecommunications, medicine, distribution, consulting etc.