Southern development region

SOUTH DEVELOPMENT REGION:

POTENTIAL and ADVANTAGES

Tatiana Arama, Head of Strategic Planning and Programming Department

Cahul, June 9, 2014

To implement Policies for regional development,

Republic of Moldova created by law 6 development

regions, of which the North, Central and South are

already functional. The Decision is to support

balanced socio-economic development throughout the

country.

South Development Region - 8 Districts:

Leova, Cimişlia, Căuşeni, Ştefan Vodă, Cantemir, Basarabeasca, Taraclia şi Cahul

Presentation Overview

• Surface- 7379 km2 ( 24,2 % of the total land);

• Population - 537,2 mii people(15,1% of the total country);

• Rural population– 74,8% (compared to the national average of 58.4%);

• Urban population– 25,2% (compared to the country average of 41.6% );

• Population density– 73,3 /km2 (compared to the country average of 116,9%);

• LPA I in the District - 187 (20.8% of the total country);

• Cimişlia town is the Regional Development Center in the South Region.

Introducing the South Development Region

The wineries “Purcari” and “Ciumai”   are on the “ Wine Road”

The wines and brandies at “Zolotoy Aist” in Taraclia

The therapeutic resort “ Nufărul Alb” in Cahul

The scientific reserve “ Prutul de Jos’’ in Cahul

Unique to Moldova, the “Green Museum” in Ştefan Vodă

Church “Adormirea Maicii Domnului” historical monument of the

sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Căuşeni

District of Basarabeasca

District of Cantemir

District of Cimișlia

District of Leova

Region Performance

In 2013 the South Development Region produced:

o 58% of the total volume of grapes in the country;

o 36 % of the cognac in Moldova;

o 30 % of the grains in the first group and maize;

o 23% of the sunflower oil in the country;

o 20 % of the wines fabricated in Modova.

• Access to Danube River through International Giurgiuleşti free port;

• 14 border crossing points, including two with the EU in Romania;

• unique climate conditions to produce grapes and good wine;

• oil and gas deposits in Cahul and Cantemir;

• Water minerals with unique properties for health spa tourism development.

Geographical and natural advantages

Infrastructure advantages• International network of trails:

European Economic Corridor, Budapesta Economic Corridor, Odessa, Giurgiuleşti-Briceni Corridor;

• Railway section of Cahul – Giurgiuleşti that offers an outlet to the Black Sea;

• Existing Infrastructure for electricity and natural gas supply ;

• Developed network of pipelines in the region (weight of gas supplied towns - 76.8% compared to the national average 56.5%).

Economic and institutional advantages

• 3 free economic zones "Tvardiţa" "Taraclia" and International Free Port "Giurgiuleşti“;

• 2 business incubators in Stefan Voda and Leova;

• The existence of a network of processing agricultural products;

• Membership of SDR districts to 3 Euro regions "Siret-Prut-Nistru", "Lower Danube" and "Black Sea";

• Functional South Regional Development Council.

Region deficiencies• Underdeveloped industrialization;

• no big cities and low degree of urbanization;

• excessive fragmentation of agricultural land (farms);

• Too much of unprocessed and abandoned farmland;

• poor cooperation between producers;

• undeveloped infrastructure for collection, storage and marketing of agricultural products.

Region Deficiencies

• Small number of SMEs operating in the region (5% of the country);

• low capacity of local businesses to invest for development;

• limited access to finance and high interest rates; • large gap between the supply and demand and the level

qualifications of the labor force; • lack of integrated regional level business support.

Development tactics

• territorial • economic • institutional • infrastructure • cultural and

natural

Eliminate the disadvantages

•the national and sectorial planning

• territorial Cooperation programs

• intercommunity cooperation

• remittances • Innovations etc.

Amplify the advantages

• Balanced and sustainable development: business and services, competitive, modern infrastructure, competitive manpower etc..

prosperous region

VISSION

SDR will become a dynamic and prosperous region with a sustainable and efficient economy, based on an innovative

approach with a modern physical infrastructure, the human capital will be developed attractive to investors and tourists,

which will ensure a high quality of life for residents of the entire region.

South Regional Development Strategy 2010-2016: Priorities

Rehabilitating infrastructure (roads, water and sewer,

public buildings EE)

Promoting environmental issues

and tourist attractiveness

Diversifying the economy and

promote private sector

Deliberative regional structure of the South Development Region (SDR)

32 members (representatives of the LPA of level I and II, NGOs, businesses from

the 8 districts)

Approves strategic and regional programming documents in SDR.

SOUTH REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

SOUTH REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Strategic planning

Project management

CapacityDevelopment

Information and

promotion

Noncommercial public institution under the MRDC created to ensure the implementation of the Regional Development Strategy and Operational Plan for the South Development Region

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Thank you for your attention! Address and contact information:

bld. Ştefan cel Mare, 12, Cimişlia

Republic of Moldova, MD-4101 Tel.. +373 241 2 62 86Fax. +373 241 2 62 86

Email: [email protected]: www.adrsud.md