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
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Population, nr. of people | 90034 | 89519 | 88945 | 88 718 | 88 142 |
| Number of enterprises | 248 | 268 | 286 | 317 | 341 |
| % YOY | 110,2 | 108,1 | 106,7 | 110,8 | 107,6 |
| Number of SMEs per 1000 people | 2,8 | 3,0 | 3,2 | 3,6 | 3,9 |
| New enterprises | 64 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 58 |
| % YOY | – | 115,6 | 101,4 | 104,0 | 74,4 |
| Enterprises closed | 50 | 49 | 40 | 45 | 57 |
| % YOY | – | 98,0 | 81,6 | 112,5 | 126,7 |
| Investments in long-term material assets, mil. MDL | 209,6 | 136,6 | 256,5 | 272,7 | 143,5 |
| % YOY | 135,1 | 65,2 | 187,8 | 106,3 | 52,6 |
| Industrial production, | 507,5 | 408,8 | 427,4 | 525,4 | 625,4 |
| % YOY | 79,7 | 80,6 | 104,5 | 122,9 | 119,0 |
| Employees, nr. of people | 12146 | 11780 | 11596 | 11205 | 11360 |
| % YOY | – | 97,0 | 98,4 | 96,6 | 101,4 |
| Labor productivity (income from sales/employee) | 269,3 | 232,3 | 258,4 | 306,2 | 276,8 |
| % YOY | 136,1 | 86,3 | 111,2 | 118,5 | 90,4 |
| Annual average salary, MDL | 2506,4 | 2688,2 | 2948,5 | 3331,2 | 3693,7 |
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
| Type of location | Number of locations | Area, ha |
| Brownfield | – | – |
| Greenfield | – | – |
| Buildings | 2 | 9,5 |
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.
