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23 May 2025, Chisinau – 200 million lei, part of the +PLUS budget announced in April by the Government, will be allocated to support entrepreneurs and the development of industrial infrastructure through the Organisation for the Development of Entrepreneurship (ODA). The funds come from the EUR 1.9 billion package provided by the European Union to Moldova to reduce economic disparities and speed up the accession process. The Growth Plan was signed in Chisinau on 9 May and ratified by Government Decision at its meeting on 14 May.

Lei 85 million are earmarked for strengthening the Credit Guarantee Fund, which will facilitate access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises. Another lei 100 million are for ODA grant programmes:

• Support programme for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the field of tourism;

• The programme for the repowering and energy efficiency of SMEs;

• START programme for young people;

• The programme to support female entrepreneurship;

• “ARE 1+ 2” programme for attracting remittances to the economy.

Another 15 million lei will contribute to the creation of multifunctional Industrial Platforms in order to attract investments in value-added sectors.

“This is the meaning of the Growth Plan: to bring the standards of living, infrastructure and opportunities in the Republic of Moldova closer to those in the European Union. These lei 200 million will go directly into the economy – more modern factories, more competitive local affairs and better paid jobs” said Doina NISTOR, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalisation.

As announced by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at his visit to Chișinău on 10 October 2024, the Growth Plan (Growth Plan) aims to accelerate the reforms and investments needed to bring the Republic of Moldova closer to the European Union.

The plan involves the construction of roads, bridges, hospitals, the development of rail infrastructure, the provision of financial support for business, the attraction of investments, the completion and start of new electric lines, along with numerous other major projects.

Moreover, in addition to investment, this plan will help to improve our access to the Single Market of the European Union. This will include, among others, facilitating trade and transport connections, integration into the European energy and digital market.