AmCham News

This year, within the Annual General Membrs Meeting, AmCham members will be electing AmCham President for the period 2020-2021. We are delighted to introduce the candidate who is running for AmCham Presidency 2020-2021: Mrs. Carmina Vicol Mrs. Carmina Vicol is the CEO of Prime Capital, a leading f...

The American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova (AmCham Moldova) is a leading business association, working closely with companies, the Moldovan public authorities, and international organizations to improve the business climate and establish an investment friendly environment in Moldova. Main Responsi...

Veronica Sireteanu, Policy Manager was appointed as AmCham’s representative to the Ministry of Finance’s Advisory Council in Customs and Taxation, with the purpose to create an effective platform for interaction between tax and customs experts in the public sector and the private sector....

This week, AmCham Moldova met with members of the Parliament to discuss the issue of implementing a traceability and monitoring system for medicines. The meeting was attended by Vladimir Odnostalco and Alla Darovannaia, members of the Parliament and the representatives of the AmCham Healthcare Comm...

On February 20, Customs Service re-launched the Consultative Committee platform. Among the main topics on the agenda were the election of the Consultative Committee Secretary, in which AmCham received full support. The Consultative Committee is envisioned as a transparency tool for the customs bodie...

 On February 20th, AmCham members met Interim Director of the State Tax Service, Ludmila Botnari. Mrs. Botnari was accompanied by Director of Methodologic Department, Olga Golban, and Director of Strategies and Communication, Corina Pavlisciuc. At the meeting Mrs. Botnari presented current pro...

Since 2017, AmCham Moldova has been advocating for the digitization of the procedures of approval / notification/ reporting of select foreign currency operations, as provided by the Law on foreign exchange regulation No. 62/2008. We welcome the NBM Board Decision 12/2020, aimed at reducing the paper...

On February 13, the new 8th Generation and old 7th Generation of the Young Professionals Program (YPP) met for the first time at the Young Professionals Launch Party! Held at the swanky Kozlovna, the old and new generations met and networked, enjoying the cozy atmosphere. The outgoing cohort was awa...

On February 12th, AmCham participated in the meeting conducted by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Serghei Puscuta, regarding Tax And Customs Policy 2021. Discussed during the opening meeting were the new proposals on the draft Tax And Customs Policy 2021. Participants, among which ...

On February 11th, AmCham members operating in energy sector, met the Minister of Economy and Infrastructure, Anatol Usatii, to discuss Moldovan government policies on energy independence and security. The Minister has been accompanied by Calin Negura, Head of Energy Policies Department and Alexandr...

On February 11, AmCham Moldova AmCham Moldova in collaboration with Comisia Națională a Pieței Financiare and European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) held the "Expanding responsible financing - nonbank credit organizations' sector" conference. This was the first MFI conference held in Ch...

As these requirements were introduced in the law within an opaque consultancy process, their impact was destructive for the real sector of the economy, as the amount of insurance coverage and claims expressly stated in the law led to a significant increase of the insurance premiums (up to 40 –...

On February 5, the AmCham Tax Committee met to discuss amendments to tax and customs law. By the end of the meeting, Committee had put together Paper on Tax and Customs Policy and sent to Ministry of Finance, including over 60 amendments to tax and customs law. Document can be consulted with Veroni...

On February 3, AmCham participated in a meeting conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment regarding the legal framework on wastewater evacuation and treatment. During the meeting were discussed new proposals on the draft Government Decision that will regulate th...

AmCham is enthusiastic about having Dominus Oleum on board and looks forward to working on adding value to its business! Dominus Oleum – is a newly registerd business project. The company is engaged in the distilling, processing and selling of essential oils, such as lavender, along with rela...

AmCham is delighted about having Moldauditing on board and looks forward to working on adding value to its business! Moldauditing SRL is the first auditing company in the Republic of Moldova since 1991 in the field of national and international auditing and consulting. Due to the continued successf...

On January 30, AmCham conducted an informative session on waste management. Participants at the seminar were informed on the regulatory framework governing waste management, the related tax issues, as well as the action plans to be elaborated by the economic agents that generate waste. AmCham tha...

On January 30 and 31, AmCham attended the meeting of the Economic Council to the Prime Minister. During the meeting the provisions of the draft law on infringement procedure in the field of prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, and the methods for applying sanctions were discussed...