Moldova
Moldova is a landlocked country between Russia and Romania, highly influenced economically and politically from both sides. Unfortunately political turmoil is frequently affecting business environment in a negative way.
Even though it is one of the poorest CEE countries in terms of GDP per capita (1'514 USD vs. Romania 7'542 USD) with a vulnerable economy and a delayed economic reform, Moldavia’s primary goal is increase its economic indicators, which resulted lately in a market-oriented progress in the recent years.
The pharmaceutical market potential is evaluated at approx. 10% of the Romanian market size and expected to further develop in the following years.
Key facts and figures:
| Area: | 33'800 km2 | |||||
| Capital: | Kishinev | |||||
| Population: | 3.9 million | |||||
| Currency: | Moldavian Leu (MDL) | |||||
| Volume of pharmaceutical market: | EUR 124 million (2010) | |||||
| Of which imported drugs: | 80% | |||||
| No. of hospitals: | 41 | |||||
| No. of physicians: | 12'700 | |||||
| No. of pharmacies: | 850 | |||||
| Representation: |
Ewopharma |
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