Moldova Trade Study : Overview
Despite strong economic growth since 2000, Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in the region. Excessive reliance on remittances, export dependency on a few products, and insufficient domestic job creation make the Moldovan economy highly v...
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TAX INCENTIVES TARIFFS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK CUSTOMS UNION EXPORT MARKETS PROFIT MARGINS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION PRODUCTION LAGS EXPECTATIONS INVESTMENT POLICIES EXPORT PERFORMANCE REAL GDP IMPACT OF TRADE PROTECTIONIST EXPORTS STATISTICAL DATA EXPORTERS OPTIMIZATION TARIFF CONCESSIONS INCENTIVES CAPACITY BUILDING DISTRIBUTION EQUILIBRIUM TRADE OPENNESS INPUTS TRADE PERFORMANCE PAYMENTS MARKET ACCESS FREE TRADE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION TECHNICAL REGULATIONS PREFERENTIAL ACCESS TRADE AGREEMENTS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES VALUE OF TRADE DEVELOPMENT CUSTOMS DUTIES PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE IN GOODS TRADE BALANCE FOREIGN TRADE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY IMPORT PRICES TRADE RESTRICTIONS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS FOOD EXPORTS EXPORT GROWTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CUSTOMS PRODUCTIVITY FOREIGN FIRMS INDUSTRIALIZATION FAILURES TRADE LOGISTICS MARKETS WTO OPEN ECONOMY ACCESS EXPORT PROMOTION EFFORTS IMPORTS TRADE POLICY TARIFF-RATE QUOTA UTILITY TRADE AGREEMENT IMPORT LICENSING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TAXES PROTECTIONIST MEASURES GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM EXPORT FACILITATION CONSUMPTION TRADE IN SERVICES VALUE ADDED TRADE BALANCES KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS TRADE PREFERENCES ECONOMIC OUTCOMES INTERNATIONAL TRADE EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS VALUE COMPETITIVENESS BENCHMARKING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TRADE DEFICIT FOREIGN INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY EXPORT PRODUCTS IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES CONSUMERS AGRICULTURE ECONOMY EXPORT PROMOTION TRADE AREA TRADE FACILITATION OPENNESS BENCHMARK EXPORT DEPENDENCE INVESTMENT POLICY PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT SKILLED LABOR TRADE GDP GOODS GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROWTH RATE INVESTMENT SUPERMARKETS DOMESTIC PRODUCTION PREFERENTIAL TRADE ADVERSE IMPACT TARIFF IMPORT REGIME TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES ADVERSE EFFECT TRADE SANCTIONS FREE TRADE AREA EXPORT BASKET WORLD TRADE MOST FAVORED NATION TRANSITION ECONOMIES OUTCOMES IMPORT DUTIES IMPORT DUTY UNSKILLED LABOR ADAPTIVE EXPECTATIONS INEQUALITY |
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TAX INCENTIVES TARIFFS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK CUSTOMS UNION EXPORT MARKETS PROFIT MARGINS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION PRODUCTION LAGS EXPECTATIONS INVESTMENT POLICIES EXPORT PERFORMANCE REAL GDP IMPACT OF TRADE PROTECTIONIST EXPORTS STATISTICAL DATA EXPORTERS OPTIMIZATION TARIFF CONCESSIONS INCENTIVES CAPACITY BUILDING DISTRIBUTION EQUILIBRIUM TRADE OPENNESS INPUTS TRADE PERFORMANCE PAYMENTS MARKET ACCESS FREE TRADE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION TECHNICAL REGULATIONS PREFERENTIAL ACCESS TRADE AGREEMENTS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES VALUE OF TRADE DEVELOPMENT CUSTOMS DUTIES PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE IN GOODS TRADE BALANCE FOREIGN TRADE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY IMPORT PRICES TRADE RESTRICTIONS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS FOOD EXPORTS EXPORT GROWTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CUSTOMS PRODUCTIVITY FOREIGN FIRMS INDUSTRIALIZATION FAILURES TRADE LOGISTICS MARKETS WTO OPEN ECONOMY ACCESS EXPORT PROMOTION EFFORTS IMPORTS TRADE POLICY TARIFF-RATE QUOTA UTILITY TRADE AGREEMENT IMPORT LICENSING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TAXES PROTECTIONIST MEASURES GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM EXPORT FACILITATION CONSUMPTION TRADE IN SERVICES VALUE ADDED TRADE BALANCES KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS TRADE PREFERENCES ECONOMIC OUTCOMES INTERNATIONAL TRADE EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS VALUE COMPETITIVENESS BENCHMARKING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TRADE DEFICIT FOREIGN INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY EXPORT PRODUCTS IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES CONSUMERS AGRICULTURE ECONOMY EXPORT PROMOTION TRADE AREA TRADE FACILITATION OPENNESS BENCHMARK EXPORT DEPENDENCE INVESTMENT POLICY PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT SKILLED LABOR TRADE GDP GOODS GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROWTH RATE INVESTMENT SUPERMARKETS DOMESTIC PRODUCTION PREFERENTIAL TRADE ADVERSE IMPACT TARIFF IMPORT REGIME TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES ADVERSE EFFECT TRADE SANCTIONS FREE TRADE AREA EXPORT BASKET WORLD TRADE MOST FAVORED NATION TRANSITION ECONOMIES OUTCOMES IMPORT DUTIES IMPORT DUTY UNSKILLED LABOR ADAPTIVE EXPECTATIONS INEQUALITY World Bank Moldova Trade Study : Overview |
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Despite strong economic growth since
2000, Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in the
region. Excessive reliance on remittances, export dependency
on a few products, and insufficient domestic job creation
make the Moldovan economy highly vulnerable to external
conditions. As a small and open economy, Moldova’s
development potential is linked to its trade and investment
integration strategy. Moldova is situated between two large
markets: the European Union (EU), which absorbs more than
half of Moldova’s exports, and the Russian Federation.
Reducing the economic distance to large regional markets and
reaping the benefits of openness is key to overcoming
Moldova's structural constraints and spurring
export-led growth. The objective of the Moldova Trade Study
is to contribute to a better understanding of the factors
and challenges underlying Moldova’s foreign trade
performance and to identify policy interventions that can
enhance the competitiveness of Moldova’s exporting firms and
the value added of their exports. . The rest of the note is
structured as follows: (ii) section two summarizes the
analysis of Moldova’s export performance; (iii) section
three focuses on constraints on Moldova’s competitiveness;
(iv) in section four, the authors consider alternative trade
policy scenarios and their implications for the Moldovan
economy; (v) section five synthetizes existing analysis on
constraints for agriculture competitiveness and exports,
while section six evaluates the performance of free economic
zones in Moldova. In the final section, the authors present
policy recommendations |
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okr-10986-240052021-05-25T10:54:44Z Moldova Trade Study : Overview World Bank TAX INCENTIVES TARIFFS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK CUSTOMS UNION EXPORT MARKETS PROFIT MARGINS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION PRODUCTION LAGS EXPECTATIONS INVESTMENT POLICIES EXPORT PERFORMANCE REAL GDP IMPACT OF TRADE PROTECTIONIST EXPORTS STATISTICAL DATA EXPORTERS OPTIMIZATION TARIFF CONCESSIONS INCENTIVES CAPACITY BUILDING DISTRIBUTION EQUILIBRIUM TRADE OPENNESS INPUTS TRADE PERFORMANCE PAYMENTS MARKET ACCESS FREE TRADE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION TECHNICAL REGULATIONS PREFERENTIAL ACCESS TRADE AGREEMENTS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES VALUE OF TRADE DEVELOPMENT CUSTOMS DUTIES PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE IN GOODS TRADE BALANCE FOREIGN TRADE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY IMPORT PRICES TRADE RESTRICTIONS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS FOOD EXPORTS EXPORT GROWTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CUSTOMS PRODUCTIVITY FOREIGN FIRMS INDUSTRIALIZATION FAILURES TRADE LOGISTICS MARKETS WTO OPEN ECONOMY ACCESS EXPORT PROMOTION EFFORTS IMPORTS TRADE POLICY TARIFF-RATE QUOTA UTILITY TRADE AGREEMENT IMPORT LICENSING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TAXES PROTECTIONIST MEASURES GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM EXPORT FACILITATION CONSUMPTION TRADE IN SERVICES VALUE ADDED TRADE BALANCES KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS TRADE PREFERENCES ECONOMIC OUTCOMES INTERNATIONAL TRADE EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS VALUE COMPETITIVENESS BENCHMARKING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TRADE DEFICIT FOREIGN INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY EXPORT PRODUCTS IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES CONSUMERS AGRICULTURE ECONOMY EXPORT PROMOTION TRADE AREA TRADE FACILITATION OPENNESS BENCHMARK EXPORT DEPENDENCE INVESTMENT POLICY PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT SKILLED LABOR TRADE GDP GOODS GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROWTH RATE INVESTMENT SUPERMARKETS DOMESTIC PRODUCTION PREFERENTIAL TRADE ADVERSE IMPACT TARIFF IMPORT REGIME TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES ADVERSE EFFECT TRADE SANCTIONS FREE TRADE AREA EXPORT BASKET WORLD TRADE MOST FAVORED NATION TRANSITION ECONOMIES OUTCOMES IMPORT DUTIES IMPORT DUTY UNSKILLED LABOR ADAPTIVE EXPECTATIONS INEQUALITY Despite strong economic growth since 2000, Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in the region. Excessive reliance on remittances, export dependency on a few products, and insufficient domestic job creation make the Moldovan economy highly vulnerable to external conditions. As a small and open economy, Moldova’s development potential is linked to its trade and investment integration strategy. Moldova is situated between two large markets: the European Union (EU), which absorbs more than half of Moldova’s exports, and the Russian Federation. Reducing the economic distance to large regional markets and reaping the benefits of openness is key to overcoming Moldova's structural constraints and spurring export-led growth. The objective of the Moldova Trade Study is to contribute to a better understanding of the factors and challenges underlying Moldova’s foreign trade performance and to identify policy interventions that can enhance the competitiveness of Moldova’s exporting firms and the value added of their exports. . The rest of the note is structured as follows: (ii) section two summarizes the analysis of Moldova’s export performance; (iii) section three focuses on constraints on Moldova’s competitiveness; (iv) in section four, the authors consider alternative trade policy scenarios and their implications for the Moldovan economy; (v) section five synthetizes existing analysis on constraints for agriculture competitiveness and exports, while section six evaluates the performance of free economic zones in Moldova. In the final section, the authors present policy recommendations 2016-04-05T18:58:41Z 2016-04-05T18:58:41Z 2016-03-03 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26076365/moldova-trade-study-overview http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24005 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study Europe and Central Asia Moldova |