What is your forecast for the business development in Moldova in 2012:
This has been announced by Marian Petrova, head of the department of fairs and shows of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Moldova. Experts have analyzed materials on all 86 files in the period from 19 till 25 of January. At the same time a public opinion poll among consumers has been carried out. The Organizing Committee is planned to select winners at its meeting on January, 27 by the following nominations: the trade mark “Debut of the year”, the trade mark “Inter”, the trade mark “Favorite” and the trade mark “Appraisal of consumers”. The formal awarding ceremony of the competition takes place on February, 2, 2012 in the framework of the show “Made in Moldova”. Winners will be awarded a grand-prix “Gold Mercury” and gold, silver and bronze medals. The competition “Trademark of 2011” was established at the initiative of the Chamber of Commerce in Industry of Moldova in 2003 and has been held every year by the Chamber and the Agency on Intellectual Property Protection to promote the best branding and marketing practices on the market of Moldova. The mission of the competition is to promote the corporative image of companies, to provide the information support of the entrepreneurship in the field of effective marketing technologies, to unite efforts of the domestic producers in creating favorable conditions for businesses and sound competitiveness furtheing the improvement of the goods and services quality as well as to reveal the most successful projects aimed at creating and promoting trademarks in both: the domestic and foreign market. Participation in the competition allows expanding the brand awareness, promoting it for target audience and having an exclusive right to use symbols of the competition. According to AGEPI findings, Moldova is a home for over 11 thousand international trade marks and about 10 thousand of the domestic ones.
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According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the volume of industrial production declined 4,5% in March, 2012 as compared with March, 2011 The decline in industrial production was explained by 9,1% lower production in the mining industry, by 3,1% lower production in the processing industry and the 3,8% less production in the energy sector.
DetailsAccording to the National Bureau of Statistics, this is 1,2% up as compared with the same period of 2011. In Q1, 2012 the sales turnover of enterprise with retail sales as their primary business line grew 4,4% in comparable prices against numbers of Q1, 2011. The sales turnover of enterprises rendering market services to population increased 18,9% as compared with the previous month and 3,4% as compared with March, 2011. In Q, 1, 2012 their turnover increased 3,7% in comparable prices as compared with Q1, 2011.
DetailsAs presenting an annual EC report on implementation of the European Neighboring Policy, realized since 2011, at a press-conference on Tuesday, he said that within the last year Moldova achieved significant progress in lots areas and stands a chance to be given a “chunk of the pie” from the budget assigned by EC for realization of ENP.
DetailsAdjusted to inflation, it grew 4,1% in real terms. The average wage was2957,5 leis if the budget sector and 3423,6 leis in the real sector, growing 11,9% and 8,8% respectively. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the highest average salary was paid to workers of the banking sector and made 7214,8 leis(+15,6% against March, 2011).
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