OREANDA-NEWS. April 21, 2010. As it was informed in the Ministry of Economy of Moldova, if in 2007 the inflow of Romanian investments in the national economy of Moldova amounted to 155.5 million leis (USD 12,4 million), in 2008 - 202.3 million leis (USD 16.1 million), for 9 months of 2009 the outflow of the Romanian investments made 70.4 million leis (USD 5.6 million) due to withdrawal of the capital from the equity of the joint ventures operating in Moldova.

According to the Ministry of Economy of Moldova, this was stipulated by the global economic crisis, because of which losses of the Moldavian companies with the Romanian capital amounted to about 170 million leis (USD 13,5 million). To date 489 companies with the Romanian capital operate in Moldova. Romanian investment in their equity made 554.5 million leis (USD 44 million).

The total amount of Romanian investments in Moldova as of October 1, 2009 totaled about 1,8 billion leis (USD 143 million), or 7% of the total foreign investments in Moldova. The biggest companies with the Romanian capital, operating in Moldova, are as follows: DRA Draexlmaier Automotive, Banca comerciala Romana Chisinau, Petrom - Moldova, Mobiasbanca - Groupe Societe Generale, BT Leasing, Metro Cash and Carry Moldova, Romstal Trade, Orange Moldova, Raiffeisen Leasing, European drinks import export.