Marin Ciobanu
According to official data for 2025, the total volume of investments attracted by all six of the country’s free economic zones reached $653.8 million. Of this amount, $362.4 million, or 55.4%, was accounted for by “Belts.”
By comparison, the “Ungke-Business” FEZ accounted for 18.8%, and the “Expo-Business-Chisinau” free enterprise zone accounted for 13.2%.
In terms of the number of employees, the “Belts” FEZ also significantly outpaces the other sites. As of the end of 2025, 9,378 people were employed by resident companies in the zone, accounting for 72.9% of all employees in the country’s free economic zones.
The SEZ’s role in exports continues to grow
Last year, “Belts” residents accounted for 75.2% of the total industrial output produced by all of Moldova’s free economic zones. At the same time, industrial production in the country’s largest zone increased by 3.8% compared to 2024.
In addition, enterprises in the zone accounted for 36.1% of the country’s industrial exports.
In 2025, the total volume of investment in all free economic zones grew by 9.3%. Against this backdrop, the “Belț” Free Economic Zone retained its status as the country’s largest investment and industrial hub, accounting for more than half of the investments attracted, nearly three-quarters of the workforce, and three-quarters of industrial production in the free economic zones.
As Marin Ciobanu, chief administrator of the “Belts” FEZ, noted on social media, these results reflect investors’ sustained interest in production sites with developed infrastructure and an export focus.
