The vice governor of the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia Vadim Ceban said that even if the economic crisis started not in the country’s regions, but at central level, the economic rehabilitation will begin namely in regions. In this regard, the local authorities of Gagauzia have a number of initiatives aimed at attracting investments to the region and want stability to be ensured both at local and central levels. The official made such statements in the annual international conference MACRO-2015 “Promotion of economic and social security amid major risks”, IPN reports.
The vice governor noted that the average salaries in Gagauzia are lower than the national average. Thus, the crisis and higher social tensions will be felt in Gagauzia more powerfully. Many young people and women from the region go to work in Russia or Turkey. Migration is continuous and about 84% of the young people and women go abroad to work for a long period or during a season. Almost 30% of the region’s population was abroad last year. In Gagauzia, over 25% of the families have at least one member suffering from a disability or with an invalidity degree.
“The most serious problem we face, besides the low incomes of the population, is that at most one of the 10 young people who study abroad returns home. Most of them decide to remain in the countries where they studied. Measures should be taken to motivate the young people to return home,” said Vadim Ceban.
He also said that the authorities must regain the entrepreneurs’ confidence, but this is not possible without political stability, both at central and local levels. “We speak about investments, but we must understand that the investors do not come where the state does not invest. The businessmen are waiting from messages from us. In Gagauzia, we managed to ensure political stability and have good cooperation relations with the central authorities. The period of conflicts is over as we now focus on the people,” said the vice governor. He added that the Gagauz authorities plan to provide support to investors and to SMEs, which ensure social development.
Speaking about the path followed by Gagauzia, Vadim Ceban said the region goes towards economic development and economic cooperation with all the countries.
