Regional Economic Review: Transnistrian region

Implementation period: January 2014 – December 2014

Funder: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Strategic goal: To supplement the discussion framework regarding the Transnistrian issue with robust, independent analyses of the region's economic and social situation, trends, and risks, and to identify policy measures aimed at improving the lives of the population on the left bank of the Dniester.

Specific objectives:

• data collection, verification, and analysis of relevant indicators regarding the economic and social situation in the Transnistrian region;

• organizing consultative meetings with authorities and companies in the region;

• developing econometric forecasts for the region's key macroeconomic indicators;

• comprehensive analysis of 8 areas: political economy, domestic supply, domestic demand, public finance, labor market, monetary sector and prices, banking sector, and external sector;

• developing policy recommendations for the region's authorities;

• finalizing, translating, and publishing the report in Romanian, Russian, and English;

• presenting and discussing key findings at working meetings and press conferences.

Main outputs and results:

2 issues of the Regional Economic Review: Transnistrian Region publication, in Romanian, Russian, and English;

database (Excel or Access files) containing the collected data;

2 presentations of the publication's main findings;

2 roundtables;

2 press conferences. Anticipated impact of the project

The project will address the lack of publicly available information regarding the economic and social situation in the Transnistrian region and the risks faced by the local population, authorities, and companies; it will also provide policy recommendations to improve the region's economic and social conditions.