ECO-BUS WEEKLY DIGEST 10 - May 16. Most important Economy & Business news by IPN
● TUESDAY, May 11
Call to parents of children who attend “Secret Garden” kindergarten
Representatives of the companies “Memphis-Construct” and “Global Construcții” said that even if they made public comprehensive information about their real estate project – the building that is being erected at 13/7 Andrei Doga St – they continue to face pressure and even intimidation. Doina Calaraș, who spoke in the name of the two companies, said the administration of the private kindergarten situated nearby engages parents of the children who attend this institution in the dispute, urging them to mount protests and to sign petitions so as to hamper the construction works. “Mister Valeriu Guzun and Missis Efrosinia Guzun, who are the owners of the kindergarten “Secret Garden” that is situated next to our building site, continue to conduct a manipulation and misinformation campaign. They even attempt to use the children and their parents so as to achieve personal goals,” Doina Calaraș stated in a news conference.
NBM’s position on Ilan Shor’s intention to recover money stolen from banks
The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) ascertains that the recovery of the money stolen from banks, which is a very sensitive issue for society, turns into an instrument for building the image of some of the politicians and is an action aimed at disorienting the public. The NBM notes that it encourages real, not declarative facts and contributions that would help to successfully and swifter complete the investigation and to recover the stolen funds. The Bank said the call made by the lawyers for citizen Ilan Shor, including to the NBM, can be formulated within the already instituted criminal proceedings as the Chisinau City Court, on June 21, 2017, found Ilan Shor guilty of causing serious damage to the state by swindle and abuse of trust and by considerable money laundering. Correspondingly, the court held that by the committed offenses, the culprit caused damage to Banca de Economii SA and the civil lawsuit filed by the civil party is admissible and the bank is to decide the size of damages within civil procedures.
PPPDA warns: Ship at Giurgiulești port is ready to be loaded with wheat for export
Alexandru Slusari, vice president of the PPPDA, broadcast live from the Giurgiulești port, relating that a ship hired by a company of the group “Transoil” docked in the port and is ready to be loaded with wheat for export. Alexandru Slusari said the PPPDA warned about these risks and asked the President and the Government to urgently intervene so as to impose a ban on the export of wheat, but nothing than electoral PR was witnessed and the country’s security is now in danger. Alexandru Slusari said that of the almost 17 tonnes of wheat that are now in the port, which are mainly part of the state reserve, a particular quantity is to be exported. “Amid the inaction of the rulers and the doubtful acts of Vaja Jhashi, the wheat could be exported. “Agrofloris-Nord”, which forms part of “Transoil”, intends to export a part of the wheat. This cannot be yet done as the National Food Safety Agency hasn’t issued the permissive documents,” stated Slusari.
300 dwellers of block from Mircea cel Bătrân Blvd make call to President
Representatives of Condominium Co-owners Associations 56/143 and 55/347, in the name of over dwellers of the buildings located at 13/1 and 13/2 Mircea cel Bătrân Blvd in Ciocana district of Chisinau, made a call to the President. They ask to subject a number of judges that they suspect of acts of corruption after these ruled in favor of a company that erects buildings illegally near their blocks and endanger their lives to disciplinarily and external assessments. In a news conference, representatives of the two associations of dwellers said the developer continues the building works event if it does not have a valid construction authorization as the authorization challenged in court expired. No public authority has the courage to stop the works that are very dangerous for the people’s safety and for the urbanistic aspect of Ciocana district of Chisinau.
Dwellers of blocks situated at 13/1 and 13/2 Mircea cel Bătrân Blvd seek justice
The dwellers of the buildings located at 13/1 and 13/2 Mircea cel Bătrân Blvd in Chisinau accuse a number of state institutions of not fulfilling their duties and suspect some of the judges of corruption after they have been in litigation for a long period of time and the judges they consider corrupt ruled in favor of companies that erect illegally and endanger the life not only of the over 300 people living nearby, but also of the future dwellers of the blocks they are constructing. In a news conference, Denis Dobrioglo, a dweller of the block from 13/2 Mircea cel Bătrân Blvd, said the dwellers of the two blocks for two years have tried to obtain justice in the dispute with “Braus Imobiliare”. “We clearly see the violations and deviations from the building norms committed by “Braus Imobiliare”. Three blocks are being erected in the immediate vicinity of our blocks and these have over 20 stories. Our blocks have about 15 stories. Imagine that there will be seven blocks with 20 stories each on a lot of 500 or 700 square meters. I don’t know if there is something similar elsewhere in Chisinau,” said the man. According to him, the future dwellers of those blocks also face risks because the buildings are situated at a distance of about 25 meters from the gas container of a filling station.
New Digital Era and Innovations: EU’s Support in Moldova, debate
Artificial intelligence, digitization and innovations expand in the Republic of Moldova and the world and the pandemic has only favored this. In 2019, the IT sector in Moldova totaled about US$390 million, over US$280 million of which were export services. During the past three years, the figure doubled and rises are expected in 2020 too, even if it was a pandemic year. The sector has about 30 ICT specialists and over 15,000 IT specialists. Approximately 70% of the households are connected to the Internet, but the speed of the Internet should be improved. Work is yet to be done to improve the capacities of the staff, Ana Chirița, strategic projects director at the National Association of Information and Communication Technology Companies (ATIC), stated in the debate “New Digital Era and Innovations: EU’s Support for Education, Businesses and E-Services” that was staged by the Institute for European Reforms and Policies. According to Ana Chirița, when it goes to digital transformation, content and digital services accessible to the citizens, services centered on health, public electronic services and online financial instruments are needed. It is also necessary to ensure security in the cyberspace. Currently, investments in human capital are being made in the IT sector so that the staff acquires skills and qualities of the highest level.
● WEDNESDAY, May 12
EU is Moldova’s key commercial partner, “Expert-Grup”
The European Union is the main commercial partner of the Republic of Moldova, the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” confirms by an infographic that shows the importance of the European market for the country. In 2020, Moldova’s exports to the EU represented 67% of the total exports. In the case of baked goods, fats, oils and food from vegetables and fruit, over 80% of these categories of products exported by Moldova went to the EU. The EU’s direct investment prevails in Moldova’s economy with about 71% of the total investment, according to data covering the period until the start of 2020. At the end of last year, direct investment from the EU in Moldova rose to over US$3 billion.
● FRIDAY, May 14
Applicants will be able to get approvals of NBM electronically
Some of the approvals of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) will be issued electronically. The Executive Board of the NBM approved amendments to the regulations concerning the shareholdings in banks and the regulations on the requirements concerning the members of the bank’s administrative board managers of a foreign bank branch, persons who hold key posts and the liquidator of a bank under liquidation. In a press release, the NBM says the changes refer to the method of obtaining the approvals of the NBM for purchasing shares in another bank and the appointment by the bank of the members of the administrative board, managers of foreign bank branches and persons who hold key posts. For submitting the documents needed for obtaining the approvals electronically, the applicants should have a public key certificate and should register through the agency of the NBM’s portal as a user.
Ion Perju: We consider bread price rises are unjustified
Minister of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment Ion Perju said the prices of baked goods were raised unjustifiably by some of the business entities and retail outlets and the reasons behind the rises are not economic-financial in character. In a news conference on May 14, Ion Perju noted the statements made by some of the politicians are speculative. These started already the election campaign and try to divert public attention from the problems that haven’t been solved by the presidential administration owing to which the country fails to obtain important funds of millions of euros in loans and grants.
