In the second house of 2013, the economies from both banks of the Nistru River started to gradually distance from each other. In a magazine, the Independent Analytical Center “Expert-Grup” says that the decline of 2009 was much more significant in the districts from the right bank of the river. As a result, the investments per capita in Transnistria in 2010-2012 were larger than on the right bank, but the situation changed starting with the second quarter of 2012.

The agricultural production per capita is traditionally higher in the districts from the right bank of the Nistru than in the Transnistrian region. This is because of the greater specialization of the regions from the right bank of the river in manufacturing agrifood products. In 2012, the share of agriculture in Transnistria’s GDP was only 2.7%, while on the right bank the figure was 10.9%.

The inflationist processes are more noticeable in the Transnistrian region. Therefore, the monetization degree in the districts from the right bank is higher. The more accelerated growth of prices in Transnistria prevents the people from saving money, which loses value rapidly. Consequently, the money mass per capita on the right bank is higher than in Transnistria.

“Expert-Grup” says the lower convergence level between the economies from the two banks of the Nistru in the recent past represents a major challenge to the implementation of the Association Agreement with the EU on the whole territory of Moldova.