About Moldova

About Moldova

Buy the Cheapest CIP in Europe from GCI. We help provide solid investment opportunities for our clients around the world to acquire a permanent residence, a second passport and a second citizenship in Moldova. This regime will benefit foreign citizens who will invest in the Public Investment Fund.

In addition, applicants must have a positive economic and financial reputation and not participate in any schemes for money laundering.

Moldova Citizenship Benefits

Moldovan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 122 countries and territories. Granted visa-free entry to all Europe´s Schengen Area countries as well as Russia, Turkey and Malaysia.

The Moldovan citizenship can be obtained from a minimum investment of EUR 100,000. The Moldovan Passport is ranked 48th in terms of freedom of travel (equal to the Russian and Montenegrin passport).

If you travel with this extra passport, you will also avoid the entry / exit stamps in your current passport from countries where your government limits travel.

Economy of Moldova

Economic situation of Moldova. Economic development weakened somewhat in the first months of 2017. Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose only 3.1% year-on-year in the first quarter and even shrank by 0.7% quarter on quarter. At the end of June, the central bank lowered its key interest rate by one percentage point to 8% in several steps. Inflationary pressures have declined slightly: the rate was 7.3% in June and above the target range (5% plus / minus 1.5 percentage points). The course of the Moldavian Leus (MDL) has stabilized. The dependence on guest worker remittances remains significant.

Investments in Moldova

Investments in property, plant and equipment decreased by 13.9% in 2016, but only by 1.2% in the first quarter of 2017. Negative outliers were housing (-4.2%) and non-residential construction (-17.2%). Cheaper means of transport (+ 1.5%), civil engineering (+ 5.4%) and machinery and equipment (+ 8.9%) were lower. Following a decline of 8.4% in 2016, construction activity recovered by 1.7% in the first quarter of 2017, supported by residential construction and civil engineering. The number of building permits also rose sharply by 8.7%. An improved political and economic environment is expected to boost foreign direct investment growth of just 2% of GDP (2016). German automotive supplier Dräxlmaier, for example, plans to open a production plant in the Moldovan Special Economic Zone ZEL Balti in autumn 2017 for around 31 million euros.