On New Year’s Eve, amid optimistic reports and forecasts, the message of the investor community sounded alarming. They stated: the key problem in Moldova was the gradual decline in its competitiveness and the increasing difficulty of maintaining a profitable and sustainable business in the medium and long term.

At the beginning of this week, Alexandru Munteanu, candidate for prime minister, held a “round of consultations” with representatives of associations of producers of agro-food products. The dialog, according to the general opinion of the participants, was constructive. However, at that time, farmers and processors did not yet know about the choice of a candidate for the post of head of the MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry.
