DCFTA IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLODVA: WHAT DO SMES KNOW ABOUT IT?

OLARU Speranta , Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania

Abstract:
The Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) that Moldova and the EU signed in 2014 and the implementation of which started a swell in 2014 offers Moldova a unique opportunity to reach a more sustainable economic growth path. The trade restrictions that Russia imposed on Moldovan imports, however, have undermined the development potential of the DCFTA. The article is a result of a research that had as a goal to obtain a snap shot of current perception of the DCFTA impact among Moldovan SME. Over 1000 questionnaires were distributed among Moldovan SME during period from end January 2016 to early March2016. Preliminary Results were discussed in a workshop on March 10, 2016 .in Chisinau. Results and conclusions are presented.

Keywords: SMEs, DCFTA, Moldova, EU

JEL Classification: F150

Volume: 69, Issue: 1

Pages: 109 - 118

Publication date: April, 2017

Download the article: http://economice.ulbsibiu.ro/revista.economica/archive/69108olaru.pdf

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