The Investment Agency announced the launch of the program on August 13. The money for the implementation of BRIDGE Export was included in the state budget when it was last adjusted. The program will last for six months – from October 2025 to March 2026. Associations are given a short period of time to prepare applications, which must be submitted to the Investment Agency no later than September 3 this year.
As the head of the Agency Natalia Bezhan specified during the presentation of the program, BRIDGE Export assumes co-financing, and there is no financing limit for each participant. The state covers 40% of the costs of export promotion activities of companies requesting preferential financing. The remaining funds are invested by the companies themselves. There should be at least three of them, according to the terms of participation in the program.
Another condition concerns documented proof that the group of companies has such funds. As well as a detailed explanation of the need for financing. In addition, the association must present an overall vision, a marketing strategy and the existence of a concrete action plan. These may include organizing or participating in local and international events, as well as study missions, preparing analytical materials for market research, advertising and promotion. Funds will be disbursed to beneficiaries in three tranches – 60%, 35% and 5%, as certain results are obtained.
Since 2017, the Investment Agency also implements the BRIDGE program, which covers companies’ expenses for business trips abroad related to the promotion of Moldovan companies’ products through their participation in international events.
