Republic of Moldova

For a transition country like Moldova, creating partnerships for development is essential for achieving higher living standards for the entire population and for integrating the country into European and international structures. Despite the perception that Moldova is an agricultural economy, the telecommunications sector is rapidly expanding, as is the financial sector, which is building the foundation for sustainable economic modernization.

International targets

• Further develop a transparent, predictable and non-discriminatory trade and financial system based on rules, which would include a commitment for good governance, development and poverty reduction both on national and international levels.
  
• Address the special needs of the poorest countries. This includes: tariff or quota free access for exports from these countries; cancelling the debt of poor countries with big debts; cancelling official bilateral debts; and providing official assistance for a more meaningful development to countries committed to poverty reduction.
  
• Address the special needs of landlocked countries and small developing islands.
  
• Comprehensive approach to debt issues faced by developing countries through national and international actions that would make the debt sustainable over long-term.
  
• In cooperation with developing countries, create decent and productive jobs for the youth.
  
• In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies ensure access to major drugs at reasonable prices to the population of developing countries.
  
• In cooperation with the private sector, make available new technologies, especially information and communication technologies.
  

Initial national targets

• Develop and implement youth strategies.
  
• Build an information society.
  

(Source: draft National Report „Millennium Development Goals Report:„New Challenges – New Objectives”)

Revised national targets

• Further develop a transparent, predictable and non-discriminatory trade and financial system based on rules by promoting exports and attracting investments.
• Deal with issues associated with Moldova's landlocked status by upgrading transportation and customs infrastructure.
• Monitor external debt issue.
• Develop and implement youth strategies. Reduce youth unemployment to 15 percent in 2010 and 10 percent in 2015.
• Ensure access to basic medication.
• Build an information society. Double the number of fixed and mobile telephone subscribers from 2006 to 2015 and increase the number of personal computers and Internet subscribers by at least 15 percent each year.

 

TRENDS

• At the end of 2009, the total number of fixed telephone subscribers was 1.13 million, or 32 percent of the population.
• The number of internet subscribers is rising continuously. Thus, the share of Internet subscribers rose from 1.2 users per 100 population in 2000 to 37 users per 100 population in 2009.
• The number of personal computers is also rising. While in 2000 there were 1.3 personal computers per 100 population, by 2009 this share had increased to 20.5 personal computers.
• In 2009, 33 percent of households possessed personal computers. The number of internet users is growing in parallel with the number of personal computers, and while the growth rates differ slightly, both indicators rose in 2009 by nearly 1.5 times from 2007. If these growth rates are maintained, the target of an annual growth rate of 15 percent in the number of personal computers and internet users will be accomplished.


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The Private sector is an important force in meeting the MDGs. It:

-Is the engine of economic growth & main contributor to public revenues
-Provides jobs and access to necessary products and services

-Has an influential role in tracking child labor in the work place
-Felicitates the education of employees’ children and invests in education

-Strengthens women’s economic capacity as entrepreneurs, employees and producers
-Contributes to and invests in women’s leadership development

-Provides affordable health products and services, including donations
-Advocated to suppor the Rights of the Child and support children’s issues

-Provides affordable heath products and services, including donations
-Improves working conditions and occupational health for women

-Provides affordable health products, services and innovative solutions
-Implements workplace HIV/AIDS programmes focused on education, prevention, treatment

-Has major environmental impacts and increasingly invests in product and business process innovations to lower impacts

-Is an important partner in promoting investments and open trading & financial system
-Is a crucial partner in supporting youth employment & making new technologies available