OREANDA-NEWS. October 12, 2012. Earlier, IMF lowered the GDP growth projection for 2012 from 3.5 to 3%; the Ministry of Economy lowered it from 3% to 1%. GDP grew by 6.4% in 2011 in Moldova. According to a InfoMarket reporter in Tokyo, the World Economic Outlook runs that the balance of the current account of Moldova with respect to GDP will be 11.4% (against 11.5% in 2011); 10.7% in 2013 and 8.8% in 2017.

The growth in consumer prices is expected to amount to 5.1% in 2012 (against 7.6% in 2011) and 5.0% in 2013. The unemployment rate is expected to be 5.8% in Moldova (against 6.7% in 2011) and 6.4% in 2013.

According to the World Economic Outlook, economies of CIS are projected to grow 4.0% in 2013, against 4.1% projected in June and 5% in 2011.

In 2013 the economic growth in CIS is expected to be 4.1%. Energy-dependent countries, including Moldova, will be heavily affected by the continuing slowdown in the global economic, the Outlook states. They should make advantage of still reliable current economic conditions in the region to make the buffer of fiscal policies stronger, the Outlook runs.