OREANDA-NEWS. August 21, 2013. A total volume of investment Free Economic Zones of Moldova attracted as of July 1 2013 was USD183.2 million, 21.3% up as comapred with the same period of 2012. Investment made in FEZs of Moldova within the first 6 months of 2013 were equal to USD 14 million, the biggest amount over the last 5 years, the Minisntry of Economy reports.

To compare, in the 1st half of 2012 FEZ were invested in USD 9 million. According to the Economy Minsintry, Expo-Buisness -Chisinau and Ungeni-Business have attracted highest amounts of investment, making 29.1% and 27.7% respectively of a total amount of money invested in all FEZ . As experts state, FEZ Balti has rushed ahead.

In particualr, as of the reporting date, it has been invested in USD 33 million, 1.8 times as much as compared with the same period of 2012. As of the end of the first-half-year of 2013, the total amount of investments ever attracted in Expo-Business Chisinau made up USD 53.2 million. Ungheni-business was invested in USD 50.8 million; USD 33 million was invested in Balti, USD 15 million was attracted by FEZ of Taraclia, USD 14.3 million was invested in FEZ of Tvardita; investment in FEZ of Vulcanesti was USD 13.5 million and USD 3.4 million was attracted by Otaci-Business.

In total, as of July, 1 2013, there have been 159 residents in 7 FEZ of Moldova that created over 6,200 jobs.