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Moldova - Romania business forum held in Chisinau

10:04 | 02.02.2023 Category: Economic

Chisinau, Feb. 2 /MOLDPRES/- Over 120 local and cross-Prut entrepreneurs participated in Moldova - Romania business forum, organized as part of the 20th edition of Made in Moldova exhibition.

The event aimed at boosting commercial and economic relations between the two states, identify new business opportunities, set direct collaboration contacts and encourage investments.

The head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), Sergiu Harea said that Romania is the main commercial partner of the Republic of Moldova. According to data, the volume of trade between our countries has reached 3.5 billion dollars. "CCI has signed 18 cooperation agreements with similar institutions in Romania, with the support of which we organized a lot of events across the Prut, including the Moldova Presents exhibition. I hope we will have a nice cooperation in the future" he said.

"If in late 2021 the volume of trade was around 2.5 billion dollars, now we have exchanges that we hope exceed 3.5 billion, and this huge leap would not have been possible without the active involvement of the people of business, of the representatives of the central public authorities, of the Chambers of Commerce, to whom I thank. Romania remains a supporter of the European path of the Republic of Moldova", said Ovidiu-Viorel Naftănăilă, deputy head of Mission of the Romanian Embassy in Chisinau.

Attending the event, Iași mayor Mihai Chirică said that Romania is the most important friend of the Republic of Moldova and we have a historical duty to support each other. "Many companies from your country have crossed the Prut. The product from the Republic of Moldova will have to be promoted well, because it is so good, and it will face strong competition", Chirică said.

During the business forum, several collaboration agreements were signed between institutions from the two states. The event ended with bilateral meetings of the entrepreneurs.

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