News & press releases

Moldova scored 65 points out of 100 in the world budget transparency ranking

Wednesday, 01 June 2022

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Demographic Study: Population ageing in the Republic of Moldova can be transformed into an opportunity for economic growth

Tuesday, 31 May 2022

Women in the Republic of Moldova earn less than they consume during their entire life, while the income of men exceeds the consumption only between 24 and 53 years of age. At the same time, the demographic shift towards an ageing population in the Republic of Moldova can offer opportunities for the country’s economic growth thanks to people’s life-time savings, made to cover their consumption when growing older. These are the main findings of the study ‘Analysis of the Demographic Dividends of the Republic of Moldova’, launched on Tuesday, 31 May 2022, during a public debate of the ‘Expert Grup’ Independent Think-Tank in partnership with UN Population Fund (UNFPA Moldova).

Soros Foundation Moldova invests $ 500,000 in the development of state-owned enterprises. The project will be implemented by Expert-Grup in partnership with the Public Property Agency

Monday, 18 April 2022

The article is available in Romanian.

Technical assistance to the SOEs’ governance reform

Launch of the new edition of the Professionalization Course "Anticorruption and Good Governance"

Friday, 01 April 2022

The article is available only in Romanian.

Anticorruption Certification Academic Course in Moldova

Maib initiates the public offer of municipal bonds issued by the Chisinau City Hall

Wednesday, 02 March 2022

Article available only in Romanian.

Local Government Bonds – as a measure to foster the local autonomy

First day of MACRO Conference 2022: Moldova's development priorities on the agenda of the country's leadership and international experts

Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Global and regional trends that will shape the future global environment and their impact on a new model of sustainable economic growth and development of the Republic of Moldova are the main topics presented during the first day of the MACRO 2022 Annual International Conference, held on February 23 in Chisinau. The first day of the event was attended by officials, European dignitaries, international and local experts, researchers and professors from abroad, who discussed the main challenges and opportunities arising from global trends. The conference was inaugurated with the speech of the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu.

2022 year comes with several major challenges for the population, companies and the public finance system

Monday, 31 January 2022

In 2021, the Republic of Moldova recorded the highest rate of economic growth in the last three decades: according to our estimates, the Gross Domestic Product increased by about 9.8%. However, this impressive figure offers no reason for over-optimism, as in 2022 the growth rate will be much more modest. The main economic and budgetary trends in 2021 and the forecast for 2022 can be found in the publication MEGA 23rd edition ((Moldovan Economic Growth Analysis)) entitled "Economy in 2022: from recovery to stagflation?" developed by the Independent Think Tank "Expert-Grup" launched today during the MEGA #23 conference "Economy and public finances in 2022: preparing the stage for local government reform."

Inform, Empower, Act! Civil Society for good budgetary governance in Moldova

‘My Budget’ Project Results: Residents from 25 settlements for the first time had participated in the budgeting for local development projects worth millions of MDL

Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Thanks to ‘My Budget’ project, 135 participatory budgeting projects were carried out in 25 localities – these are among the main results of the ‘Inform, Empower and Act! Civil Society for Better Budgetary Governance in Moldova’ project. They were presented at the summing-up event organised on 25 January 2022 by ‘Expert-Grup’ Independent Think Tank, in partnership with the Institute for European Policies and Reforms (IPRE) and the Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC, Lithuania), with the financial support of the European Union and Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Inform, Empower, Act! Civil Society for good budgetary governance in Moldova

The Republic of Moldova at 30 years of independence – fundamental failures of the past and development prospects for the next decade

Monday, 22 November 2021

Thirty years after gaining its independence, the Republic of Moldova remains a fractured state, marked by a series of chronic vulnerabilities and fundamental failures committed by governments over the past three decades. During this period, the Republic of Moldova fell short of its potential as a country, a state or even a nation. As a result, the country is struggling with the new development challenges. These are some of the conclusions of the State of the Country Report 2021 (SCR): ‘The Republic of Moldova at 30 years of independence’, developed by ‘Expert-Grup’ Independent Think-Tank in partnership with ‘Friedrich Ebert’ Foundation in Moldova and launched on 23 November during the 2021 MACRO Annual International Conference.

Deși clientelismul politic se manifestă la distribuirea resurselor financiare publice, acest fenomen tinde să se diminueze

Tuesday, 16 November 2021