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
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Population, nr. of people | 69970 | 69497 | 69080 | 68715 | 68371 |
| Number of enterprises | 404 | 410 | 420 | 437 | 442 |
| % YOY | 101,0 | 101,5 | 102,4 | 104,0 | 101,1 |
| Number of SMEs per 1000 people | 5,8 | 5,9 | 6,1 | 6,4 | 6,5 |
| New enterprises | 53 | 42 | 50 | 53 | 49 |
| % YOY | – | 79,2 | 119,0 | 106,0 | 92,5 |
| Enterprises closed | 31 | 54 | 45 | 49 | 45 |
| % YOY | – | 174,2 | 83,3 | 108,9 | 91,8 |
| Investments in long-term material assets, mil. MDL | 98,5 | 84,3 | 113 | 155,7 | 154,2 |
| % YOY | 124,4 | 85,6 | 134,0 | 137,8 | 99,0 |
| Industrial production, | 158,1 | 160,2 | 201,5 | 230,2 | 256,1 |
| % YOY | 126,9 | 101,3 | 125,8 | 114,2 | 111,3 |
| Employees, nr. of people | 9149 | 8805 | 8947 | 8602 | 8837 |
| % YOY | – | 96,2 | 101,6 | 96,1 | 102,7 |
| Labor productivity (income from sales/employee) | 190,3 | 178,8 | 211,1 | 243,2 | 255,7 |
| % YOY | 133,4 | 94,0 | 118,1 | 115,2 | 105,2 |
| Annual average salary, MDL | 2386 | 2626,8 | 2809,5 | 3157 | 3488,6 |
Support structures for existing businesses
The Economy Department of the Riscani Rayon Council (tel. (256) 24845)
Investment opportunities
| Type of location | Number of locations | Area, ha |
| Brownfield | – | – |
| Greenfield | 3 | 10,55 |
| Buildings | 2 | 1,5 |
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
