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
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Population, nr. of people | 75251 | 74663 | 74352 | 73 945 | 73 433 |
| Number of enterprises | 318 | 308 | 290 | 281 | 264 |
| % YOY | 94,9 | 96,9 | 94,2 | 96,9 | 94,0 |
| Number of SMEs per 1000 people | 4,2 | 4,1 | 3,9 | 3,8 | 3,6 |
| New enterprises | 50 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 45 |
| % YOY | – | 86,0 | 104,7 | 93,3 | 107,1 |
| Enterprises closed | 51 | 46 | 58 | 38 | 38 |
| % YOY | – | 90,2 | 126,1 | 65,5 | 100,0 |
| Investments in long-term material assets, mil. MDL | 136,7 | 105,4 | 102,4 | 152,1 | 109,7 |
| % YOY | 173,3 | 77,1 | 97,2 | 148,5 | 72,1 |
| Industrial production, mil. MDL | 57,7 | 66,4 | 80,4 | 108,1 | 99,9 |
| % YOY | 150,7 | 115,1 | 121,1 | 134,5 | 92,4 |
| Employees, nr. of people | 9419 | 8761 | 8341 | 7955 | 8184 |
| % YOY | – | 93,0 | 95,2 | 95,4 | 102,9 |
| Labor productivity (income from sales/employee) | 156,2 | 172,1 | 185,1 | 213,1 | 251,7 |
| % YOY | 116,9 | 110,2 | 107,5 | 115,2 | 118,1 |
| Annual average salary, MDL | 1989,4 | 2484,7 | 2724 | 3120,4 | 3296,1 |
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
| Type of location | Number of locations | Area, ha |
| Brownfield | 1 | 3,924 |
| Buildings | 1 | 1,5 |
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;
