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Dumitru ALAIBA
Head of Secretariat
Prime Minister’s Economic Council
MISSION
[…to facilitate a constructive dialogue between the representatives of the business community and public policy
developers, so as to create a non-discriminative and transparent climate, attractive for investments, job creation and favorable for sustainable social and economic development …]
OBJECTIVES
• Provide expertise for the Prime minister and the members of the Government on better business development;
• Identify needs and propose interventions for attractive investment climate;
• Promote constructive dialogue and consensus modus operandi in cooperation between the Government, private sector and civil society;
• Facilitate sharing of experience and absorb best international practices regarding the improvement of local business environment;
PM’s ECONOMIC COUNCIL
Business Associations and private sector
Donor organizations
Ministries, agencies and state institutions
Economic Council’s meetings:
• are periodic, with PM’s participation
• private sectors proposes the topic
• open discussions, concrete solutions are identified
• PM’s decisions are formalized in orders, monitored by Secretariat
• result: better business climate
INTERVENTION AREAS
Starting a Business
Paying Taxes Cross-Border
Trading
Access to Finance
Running a Business
Closing a Business
Star
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g a
Bu
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Results Improved usage of One Stop Shop principle
Abolished fiscal visits for start-ups before their first fiscal report
In progress
To abolish mandatory stamp requirement
To reduce tariffs for urgent business registration
To launch online registration mechanism
Payi
ng
Taxe
s
Results
Launched e-reporting for National Bureau of Statistics
Improved usage of electronic invoicing by both private companies and state institutions
Improved online access to taxpayers’ current account
In progress To launch unified reporting for businesses
To improve VAT refund procedure
Cro
ss-B
ord
er
Trad
ing
Results
Cut laboratory testing and certification costs for exports of wine products
Cut laboratory costs for other animal and plant origin exported products
Simplified procedure for issuing phytosanitary certificates for export
Elimination of export fee for nuts and nut-derivative products
In progress To optimize procedure of honey exports in EU
To optimize procedure of business registration at Customs office
To prepare a study on non-tariff barriers (with UNCTAD)
Acc
ess
to F
inan
ce
Results
Transparency of available “cheap” financing for businesses: www.finantare.gov.md
Improved transparency of bank products from international credit lines
In progress To broaden the application of the Credit History
Bureau norms
Ru
nn
ing
a B
usi
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s
Results
One-in, Two-out Principle for better regulation
More transparency of state inspection of businesses: www.controale.gov.md
Open data for more than 200.000 enterprises
In progress
To make public the information on business founders
Clo
sin
g a
Bu
sin
ess
In progress
To eliminate the need for No-debts Certificate
To simplify the procedure of business closure
Prime Minister’s Economic Council Secretariat
Piața Marii Adunări Naționale, 1, of. 649
Tel: +373 22 250-373
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
[email protected] www.consecon.gov.md