FALESTI RAYON

Area – 1072,6 km²

Communities –  74

    Urban   – 1

     Rural   – 73

Geographic location

The Falesti rayon is neighboring the Glodeni rayon to the north, the Balti municipality to the northeast, the Ungheni rayon to the south, the Singerei rayon to the east and Romania to the west.

Main economic indicators

Support structures for existing businesses

The Economy Department of the Falesti Rayon Council (tel. 025922915)

The Agriculture, Food, Land Relations and Cadaster Department of Falesti RC (tel. 025922866)

The “Cutezatorul” NGO (tel. (259) 22951)

Investment opportunities

The production hall with an area of approximately 6655.1 square meters and the administrative building 2039.4 sq. m. of the former “PROT” JSC at the Falesti RC balance sheet – for sale/lease.

The “Falesti Garbage Truck Factory” JSC – feasibility study, The company has an area of approx. 13.2 ha and has: production halls – 41268 sq. m., forging and foundry – 6258.6 sq. m., warehouse – 3670 sq. m. – Joint Venture/Brownfield/Sale.

The “Prut-80” JSC car factory with a total area of 3.87 ha, and a production hall of 13800 sq. m.

The Falesti bread factory – for sale /lease. The buildings and land adjacent to the former bread factory. The total land area of 1,0848 ha, including the area of the building and  factory, a total 1308 sq. m., the flour deposit of 397 sq. m., the oven – 155 sq. m., the garage – 128 sq. m., the bathroom with pool – 73 sq. m., the well with drinking water

Vision on developing the Business Support Infrastructure

• creating an industrial park based on “USM” JSC and “Prut-80” JSC
• promoting activity incentives within the Industrial Park;
• organizing training for the SME sector;
• promoting the investment image of the rayon
• organizing events promoting domestic production (exhibitions, fairs, festivals, etc.);
• creating a multifunctional business development training center;

GLODENI RAYON

Area – 754,1 km²

Communities –  34

    Urban   – 1

     Rural   – 33

Geographic location

The Glodeni rayon is located in the northwestern part of the country, in the Prut River meadow. The distance from Glodeni to Chisinau, the capital of the country, is of 168 km. It borders in the northeast with the Riscani rayon, in the southeast with the Falesti rayon, and in the west with Romania.

Main economic indicators

Support structures for existing businesses

The Association for Development and Support of Small and Medium Entrepreneurship (tel. 069142640)

“Consultancy and Training Center in Agriculture” NGO (tel. (249) 24510)

Balti Regional Organization of the National Farmers Federation of Moldova (tel. (249) 24940)

The Economy Department of the Glodeni Rayon Council (tel. (249) 23174)

Investment opportunities

Vision on developing the Business Support Infrastructure

Repairing national, rayon and local roads on the territory of Glodeni rayon.

Improving SMEs competitiveness and the agricultural sector.

Creating a business incubator.

Renovating the canning factory and re-launching it by opening a fruit and vegetable processing line.

Promote the development of a modern local market with total and producer/processor driven access with fluent market conditions.

Increasing the number of young entrepreneurs by creating mechanisms that will stimulate the entrepreneurial activity of youth and the development of small and medium business.

Opening the rural branch of the Balti Clothing Factory.

Strengthening the network of tourism information centers to promote the tourism potential of Glodeni.

Stimulating providers of tourism services to diversify the touristic offer and improve service quality.

RISCANI RAYON

Area–936,03 km²

Communities –  55

    Urban   – 2

     Rural   – 53

Geographic location:

The Riscani rayon is located in the northwest of the Republic of Moldova, 166km away from Chisinau – the capital. In the north, the rayon neighbors the Edinet rayon, in the east – the Drochia rayon and the Balti municipality, in the southwest – the Glodeni rayon, in the west – Romania. It has a connection point with the EU. The Costesti Customs Service is the connection point of the rayon with the communities of the Botosani county. The rayon has explored groundwater sources.

Main economic indicators

Support structures for existing businesses

The Economy Department of the Riscani Rayon Council (tel. (256) 24845)

Investment opportunities

Vision on developing the Business Support Infrastructure

Developing business infrastructure by setting up the in-bulk Regional Market and non-agricultural activity spaces;

Launching the project activities with the signing of the partnership agreement and organization of the information campaign;

Developing tender dossiers for procurement of market construction works with connection to public utilities;

Administrative building construction works;

Refrigerated chambers and specialized warehouse construction works;

Construction works for vending stalls for agricultural products, foodstuffs kiosks;

Freight and waiting platform construction work;

Construction works for motor vehicle traffic and parking areas;

Construction works for the storage of collected waste;

Construction works for internal water supply and sewerage systems;

Construction works for product washing sinks;

Construction work for sanitary facilities for traders and consumers;

Construction of the market surrounding and entry fence;

Construction of electrical network and lighting systems;

Construction works of the access road from M14 to the regional market.

Vision of the economic environment development in Riscani rayon:

• Organizing information campaigns on attracting foreign investments in the Riscani rayon and agricultural producers;
• Promotion of activity facilities for local companies;
• Promotion of the PARE 1 + 1, PNAET. IFAD 6financing programs;
• Developing a program to attract investment in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector;
• Organizing training for the SME sector;
• Promoting the investment image of Riscani rayon by organizing the Economic Forum to attract investments from remittances from abroad;
• Traditional organization of events promoting domestic production (exhibitions, fairs, festivals, etc.);
• Creating a multifunctional training center in the field of business development;
• Developing a Local Products Guide;
• Development and improvement of public services by modernizing the technical-municipal infrastructure, spatial planning and ensuring energy efficiency;
• Developing the rayon economy by supporting SMEs and attracting investments in industry, agriculture and tourism

DONDUSENI RAYON

Area – 645 km²

Communities – 30

      Urban –      1

       Rural  –    29

Geographic location

The Donduseni rayon is neighboring the Ocnita rayon on the north, the Drochia rayon in the south, the Riscani rayon in southwest, and the Edinet rayon in the west.

Main economic indicators

Support structures for existing businesses

The Economy Department of the Donduseni Rayon Council (tel. (251) 21209, (251) 22097)

Investment opportunities

Vision on developing the Business Support Infrastructure

The lack of an Industrial Park directly on the rayon territory in order to strengthen capacities and external sources for the diversification of the industry based on attracting foreign and local investments, for the development of export goods and services sectors is felt.

There is a need to create a Business Incubator.

The relevance and regional impact of the Project consists of the creation of a business Portal for the Donduseni rayon which aims in turn at stimulating regional initiatives for development, optimization of support infrastructure for the private sector development in the North Development Region

It would be useful to have a branch of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the rayon, to provide all companies in the area with the single database on markets for local products, standing export legislation.

A contribution to the support of a favorable business environment would be a territorial One-Stop-Shop that would allow registration of trade activities. Currently the rayon does not have such a structure. The implementation of the one-stop-shop principle in the activity of local public institutions, the electronic interconnection of local public institutions for electronic data exchange would be beneficial in order to decrease the time necessary to access local public services associated with conducting a business and not only.

MUNICIPALITY OF BALTI

Area – 78 km²

Communities –  3

    Urban   – 1

     Rural   – 2

Geographic location

The Balti municipality, the residence of the Northern Development Region of the Republic of Moldova, is located in the middle of the Balti steppe with a fragmented plain terrain, 138 km north of Chisinau, 65 km from the border with Romania and 120 km from the border with Ukraine, neighboring the towns of Falesti, Glodeni, Riscani and Singerei, which are 20-40 km away. The municipality of Balti includes the Sadovoe and Elizaveta communes.

Main economic indicators

Support structures for existing businesses

The “Balti” Free Economic Area (tel. (231) 88881)

The “Raut” Industrial Park  (tel. (231) 23 090)

The Economy Department of the Balti Mayor’s Office (tel. (231) 23172)

Investment opportunities

Feasibility study for IP within the “Balti” Free Economic Zone with an average area of 2.5 – 5 thousand sq. m.

Vision on developing the Business Support Infrastructure

For the next years, the Balti municipality aims to develop a growth model based on investment and exports, and the main development directions will be manufacture and export enterprises.

The presence of a large number of industrial enterprises serves as a good prerequisite for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Balti, but also for the whole region by integration into supply chains of large enterprises. The implementation of this policy will be possible through the active involvement of external development partners as well as organizations supporting small and medium enterprises.

By increasing the competitiveness of local businesses, we aim to increase investment in active long-term assets and create a sustainable business environment. At the same time, the focus will be on the development and implementation of innovation and technology transfer to the local business environment, on the development of IT enterprises, the diversification of entrepreneurial activity with high value added, on intensifying cooperation and promotion relations, on attracting and retaining highly qualified specialists and on improving the relationship of the  business environment and local public authorities.

For the period of 2016-2019, the municipality proposed the following objectives/actions in order to develop the economic environment:

• Developing the investment guide of Balti municipality
• Supporting the participation of local enterprises with high development potential and an important role in the development of the city, and participation at international exhibitions
• Regularly organizing specialized and universal fairs and exhibitions
• Establishing the „Business Event Expo Center” Regional Business and Exhibition Center (according to the Strategic Urban Agenda for the Central Area of Balti, approved by the Municipal Council within the STATUS transnational project)
• Creating a business incubator for small and medium businesses
• Implementing the project to promote business and entrepreneurship in the sectors of tourism and culture under the Black Sea Basin Joint Operational Program 2014-2020
• Establishing the innovations center

FLORESTI RAYON

Area – 1108,2 km²

Communities –  71

    Urban   –  3

     Rural   – 68

Geographic location

The Floresti rayon is located in the northeast of the Republic of Moldova and is neighboring the Soroca rayon in the north, the Drochia rayon in the northwest, the Telenesti rayon in the south, the Tiraspol city in the east, the Soldanesti rayon in the southeast, and the Singerei rayon in the west.

Main economic indicators

Support structures for existing businesses

The Marculesti International Free Airport Special Status Area (tel. (250) 41108 ; e-mail mail@airportmarculesti.com)

The Economy Department of the Floresti Rayon Council (tel. (250) 24139 ; 20342; 20254; e-mail sergiuchetraru@yahoo.com; economie@floresti.md )

The Agriculture Department of the Floresti Rayon Council (tel. (250) 22050; 21476; 22900; e-mail daafr@mail.ru)

Investment opportunities

Vision on developing the Business Support Infrastructure

Creating and developing a business incubator in the Floresti rayon;

Rehabilitating and modernizing the road infrastructure connecting rural and urban areas;

Arranging locations for permanent domestic products selling;

Establishing of a rayon center for the preservation, sorting, packaging of fruits and vegetables produced by local companies;

Incentivizing the establishment of local producer associations and groups in order to enhance capitalization of local resources.

Vision on developing the economic environment of Floresti rayon:

• Organizing fairs/exhibitions promoting local products;
• Organizing information campaigns for potential entrepreneurs on developing a business based on national programs (PARE 1+1, PNAET, Women in Business, GEA, etc.);
• Encouraging and supporting local producers to participate in specialized exhibitions and fairs at local and international level in order to promote local products;
• Promoting projects/programs with internal/external financing aimed at modernizing the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and agricultural sector;
• Encouraging public-private partnership in the economic environment;
• Organizing training for the SME sector;
• Supporting the registration of local brands.

SINGEREI RAYON

Area – 1033 km²

Communities –  68

    Urban   – 2

     Rural   – 66

Geographic location

The Singerei rayon is located in the northern part of Moldova, 110 km away from the capital of Moldova. Bordering: to the north with the Drochia rayon, to the east with the Floresti rayon, to the south with the Telenesti rayon, and to the west with the Ungheni rayon.

Main economic indicators

Support structures for existing businesses

The Singerei Business Incubator (tel. _0262 84-0-36 e-mail: incubatorulsingerei@gmail.com )

The Economy Department of the Singerei Rayon Council (tel. 0262 2-32-85

e-mail: sectia.economie.sg@gmail.com )

Investment opportunities

Vision on developing the Business Support Infrastructure

Activities foreseen for the Business Incubator in Singerei

• Identifying new local and international partners for future collaborations.
• Creating an individual activity plan for each resident.
• Organizing 3-4 visits to SBI residents to other Incubators in the country to exchange experience and for networking.
• Carrying out a project to promote companies, the procurement of a video advertising board, installing it in Singerei

The Agro-Industrial Logistics Center in Singerei will provide two types of services for agricultural producers: basic services and secondary services (support).

• Basic services solve the problems of fruit sorting and preservation;
• The secondary (support) services provided within the Agro-Industrial Logistics Park are consulting, training, marketing, accounting services that will be provided in order to improve the activity of agricultural producers.

Vision on developing the economic environment of Singerei rayon

• Traditional organization of events promoting domestic production (fairs, eshibitions, festivals, etc.);
• Increasing the number of reliable enterprises motivated to implement innovations, capable of creating attractive jobs, ensuring high production and competitive export-oriented production.
• Organizing training for the SME sector
• Increasing investments in the rayon

SOROCA RAYON

Area -1043 km²

Communities –  67

    Urban   – 1

     Rural   – 66

Geographic location

The Soroca rayon is located in the northeastern part of the Republic of Moldova, having direct borders to the northwest with the Donduseni rayon, to the west with the Drochia rayon, to the south with the Floresti rayon, to the south-east with the Administrative-Territorial Unit on the left bank of the Dniester River and to the east with Ukraine.

Main economic indicators

Support structures for existing businesses

The Business Incubator from Soroca (tel. (230) 20406)

The Economy Department of the Briceni Soroca Council ( (230) 22313)

Chamber of Commerce and Industry Soroca Branch (tel. (230) 22001)

The “Dacia” Youth Center (tel. (230) 23619)

Investment opportunities

Vision on developing the Business Support Infrastructure:

Economy Section of the Soroca RC:

• Promoting the investment image of the district;
• Organizing training for SMEs with the support of Organizations aiming to support the SME sector;
• Production of a newsletter of Soroca producers to promote production from the rayon;
• Promoting the territorial development of partnerships and cross-border and regional cooperation;
• Promoting the development of the Association of Stone Processors from Cosauti (the only one in the country) with the support of RDA North;
• Establishing a multifunctional Training Center based on the Soroca Joint Information and Consultancy Office for training, information and schooling for potential entrepreneurs from the town and rayon, support in developing business plans, access to State Programs and other sources of business financing with the RDA North support).

Business Incubator Soroca:

• Implementation of the “Promotion of Rural Entrepreneurship” project financed by CPD Estonia, round II;
• Development and implementation of the “Equal opportunities for all young people interested in developing their own business” project;
• Providing institutional support to residents in accessing national and international funds.
• Creation of the “Business Garden” in the Soroca rayon, to further support the incubator residents.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry Soroca:

• Promoting local producers through participation in forums, national and international exhibitions.
• Increasing the responsibility of the entrepreneurs for the quality of production manufactured by participating in the “Trade Mark of the Year”, etc.
• Seminars for large entrepreneurs on enterprise management, their participation in training in EU countries, etc.

The “Dacia” Youth Center:

• Involving youth in activities to promote initiating their own business: Seminars, Business Plan Youth Contests, etc.

DROCHIA RAYON

Area – 1000 km²

Communities –  39

    Urban   – 1

     Rural   – 38

Geographic location

The Drochia rayon is located in the northern part of the country, 167 km away from the capital. It is surrounded by the following rayons: to the north – Donduseni, to the south – the municipality of Balti, to the east – by Soroca, to the southeast – by Floresti and to the west – by Riscani, to the southeast by Transnistria and to the east by Ukraine.

Main economic indicators

Support structures for existing businesses

• „BIOENERGAGRO” Industrial Park (tel. 069105647, e-mail: bioenergagro@inbox.ru)
• The Economy and Investment Attraction Department of the Drochia Rayon Council (tel.(252)25406, e-mail: proiectedrochia@gmail.com)
• AO „AGRO-CONS”, (tel.(252) 27032, e-mail: drochia@agroinform.md)

Investment opportunities

Vision on developing the Business Support Infrastructure

Activities foreseen for the “BIOENERGAGRO” Industrial Park

• construction of technical and production infrastructure

Vision of the economic environment development in Drochia:

• assistance for business employees and jobseekers in raising and improving their qualifications, taking into account the needs of the business environment;
• education and training for young people in creating and developing their own businesses, familiarizing them with the opportunities, advantages and risks of entrepreneurial activity;
• training of entrepreneurs (for example: on the procedure for obtaining credits, drawing up business plans, other ways of attracting financial means);
• increasing the information level of entrepreneurs on preferential financing opportunities (including ODIMM projects, cross-border cooperation programs, other foreign donor projects);
• providing assistance to entrepreneurs in developing investment projects (for example, for the best projects that have won the rayon competition LPA will seek financial support from external donors – through ODIMM, JICA, European programs);
• promoting the image of the rayon, attractive to investors (the development of rayon, regional, etc. branding strategy will be he action);
• supporting the creation of small businesses in the rayon to ensure the activity of manufacturing enterprises (especially for the collection of raw materials, including outside the rayon, storage and transport, selling the finished products, including on foreign markets);
• stimulating the cooperation and association of SMEs aimed at increasing their potential, which would create premises for export;
• creating a “one stop shop” that would simplify the process of obtaining information and consultations on entrepreneurship issues and regulations for entrepreneurs;
• improving business education, including expanding citizen participation to ODIMM seminars;
• paying special attention to potential and beginner entrepreneurs – youth; women; those who grow farm produce for personal needs redirecting them to do it as a business for commercial purposes;
• Training of LPA employees in order to gain project writing skills for participation in financing competitions from special government and European funds.

OCNITA RAYON

Area – 597 km²

Communities –  30

    Urban   – 3

     Rural   – 27

Geographical location

The Ocnita rayon is located in the northeastern part of the country, 256km away from Chisinau and borders Ukraine (the Chernivtsy and Vinnitsa regions). The most northern point of Moldova is also located in the Ocnita rayon (Naslavcea)

Main economic indicators

Support structures for existing businesses

FEA PP ”Otaci-Business” (tel. (271) 79705 ; 069955521)

The Economy Department of the Ocnita Rayon Council (tel. (271) 22068)

Investment opportunities

Vision on developing the Business Support Infrastructure

Crating a business consultancy center in the town of Ocnita

Organizing information campaigns to attract residents in the FEA PP ”Otaci-Business”

Organizing a training program for the SME sector

Promoting the investment image of the Ocnita rayon by organizing the Economic Forum to attract investments from the remittances coming from abroad;

Traditionally organizing local production promotion events (exhibitions, fairs, festivals, etc.)

Developing a Catalogue of goods and services from the communities of the rayon;

Study visits in other communities within the country and abroad, visiting successful companies and enterprises.

EDINET RAYON

Area -933 km²

Communities –  47

    Urban   – 2

     Rural   – 45

Geographic location

It is located in the northwestern part of the country and neighbors the Briceni rayon in the north, the Riscani rayon in the south, Donduseni and Ocnita rayons in the east and Romania in the west.

Main economic indicators

Support structures for existing businesses

The “Edinet” Industrial  Park (tel. 068128114)

The Apiculture Center, Cupcini village (tel. 079559164 )

The Economy Department of the Edinet Rayon Council (tel. (246) 25471)

Investment opportunities

Vision on developing the Business Support Infrastructure

Activities foreseen at the Edinet Industrial Park:

• construction of the wastewater treatment station;
• construction of the high voltage transformer;
• construction of the high voltage power lines;
• construction of internal roads;
• connection to public utilities (electricity, water, sewerage) for the extension area;
• creating a Business Incubator on the premises of the Industrial Park office.

Activities foreseen at the Apiculture Center:

• installing the honey processing line;
• installing information indicators and advertisement boards;
• ensuring staff has equipment available.

Vision of the economic environment development in Edinet rayon:

• organizing information campaigns on attracting residents to the Industrial Park and honey producers in the Apiculture Center;
• promoting incentive to join the Industrial Park;
• developing a program to attract investments in the SME sector;
• organizing training for the SME sector;
• promoting the investment image of the Edinet rayon by organizing the Economic Forum to attract investments from the remittances coming from abroad;
• traditionally organizing local production promotion events (exhibitions, fairs, festivals, etc.)
• creating a Multifunctional Business Training Center
• developing a Catalogue of local products.

BRICENI RAYON

Area – 814 km²

Communities – 37

Urban      –   2

 Rural       –    35  

Geographical location

The Briceni rayon is the most northwest rayon of the Republic of Moldova and has a common border with Ukraine in the north, with the Edinet rayon in the south, the Ocnita rayon in the east and with Romania in the west. The rayon has explored groundwater sources.

Main economic indicators

Support structures for existing businesses

FEA PP “Otaci-Business” (tel. (271) 79707)

The Larga village Business Incubator (tel. (247) 50479)

The Economy Department of the Briceni Rayon Council (tel. (247) 22845)

Investment opportunities

Vision on developing the Business Support Infrastructure

Activities foreseen for the Larga village Business Incubator:

• promoting entrepreneurship activities by providing Business Incubator residents and the Briceni rayon SMEs with space under advantageous terms for at least three years (eligibility and BI Regulation);
• assistance to potential local entrepreneurs through training, consultancy and other services to re-launch and develop their business (telephone, fax, internet, copying services, secretariat services, meeting room, etc.)
• assistance in revitalizing the economic activity of the Briceni rayon;
• creating new jobs;
• assistance in developing and growing the selected industry or a certain type of business;
• participating in the diversification of the local economy;
• developing the international export trade

Vision on developing the economic environment of the Briceni rayon:

• organizing information campaigns on attracting residents for the Larga village Business Incubator;
• developing a Catalogue of local goods;
• traditionally organizing local production promotion events (fairs, festivals, etc.)
• developing a program to attract investments in the Small and Medium Enterprise sector (SME);
• organizing training for the SME sector;
• promoting incentives to join the Larga village Business Incubator;