OREANDA-NEWS. January 18, 2012. Vladimir Filat has stated this as presenting the results of the cabinet’s activities passed by the parliament. Within the first 6 months of 2011 GDP rate of Moldova has made up 7,5%, being 6,7% within 9 months. Moldova has become on of three countries of Europe leading by growth rates along side with Georgia and Turkey.

Vladimir Filat has stressed the importance of the fact that the economic growth of Moldova was provided not by high consumption but by increase in investment by 12%, as compared with 2010 and by rise in exports by 61,9% within the first 9 months of 2011. The key trade partner of Moldova remains the European Union where exported 53,1% of total Moldova’s export.

The export rates have exceeded the import rates, Vladimir Filat has stressed. According to him, under the conditions of global economic recession Moldova has succeeded in making a qualitative leap in the field of business environment regulation.

This has been reflected in the Doing Business by the World Bank, where Moldova has rocketed by 18 items – from 99 to 81 by the category of most favorable conditions for running business. Besides, our country has ranked the second among countries leading in pursuing reforms and creating the best terms for running businesses.