Many participants and visitors of this year’s exhibition “Made in Moldova” reached the conclusion that the Moldova products have acquired a new face. This opens new opportunities for promoting them, IPN reports.
Director of the Organization for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Companies Iulia Iabanji said the exhibited articles and products are pleasant for the eye. “It is evident that a lot of work is being done on the external appearance, not only on the quality and diversification of production. Now our task, of the competent state institutions, is to join efforts with the producers and to identify export markers in the EU, the CIS and other parts. We already have such examples, but exports should be sustainable and regular, not single only,” she said.
The national clothing company SA Ionel presented a new collection of clothes at the exhibition. The company’s director general Tamara Luchian said that besides new models of suits for women and men, the new collection includes also dresses. The prices are reasonable for most of the buyers. “Last year we increased exports by 16%. We ranked 38th among the top 100 exporting companies of Moldova. This is a stimulus for us,” she stated, adding the exhibition shows that many Moldovan companies underwent modernization and offer products of a high quality.
“It is important for the promotion of the local production to continue after the exhibition so that the shelves of all the stores of the country contain also Moldovan brands that are competitive both as regards quality and price.”
The chairman of the Cognac Producers Association Constantin Olaru said the losses sustained by the Moldovan wine companies after the last ban imposed by Russia are smaller now. “Many companies reoriented their exports to China, the U.S., Japan and Turkey and sell the products at competitive prices, not as in Russia, at the lowest prices. As regards the cognacs, these are not well-known on the EU market, but we are considering the possibility of working out a marketing plan to change the situation. We will find the buyers, but have to work a lot,” he stated.
Acting Deputy Minister of Economy Tudor Copaci said that the Ministry, in cooperation with business associations and the subdivisions of the Chamber of Trade and Industry, in 2015 will continue to work to inform the economic entities about the requirements and standards in the trade with the EU and about the provisions of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the EU. The framework for regulating entrepreneurial activity will be further improved. A new stage of the regulatory reform will be launched to reduce the number of certificates, authorizations and licenses needed to start and develop businesses and to review their prices.
