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SEVENTH FRAMEWORK
PROGRAMME
THE DEPARTMENT OF ANALYSIS AND FORECASTING
Organization activity type : RES
FP7 theme : SSh
Contact person : Dr. Alexandru Fala
Address : Institute of Economy, Finance and Statistics of Moldova
45, Ion Creangă street
MD-2064, Chisinau
Republic of Moldova
E-mail : sandufala@yahoo.co.uk
webpage : www.iefs.md
THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMY FINANCE AND STATISTICS, THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
BRIEf dESCRIpTIon of ThE oRganIzaTIon
The Institute of Economy, Finance and Statistics (IEFS) is an organization from the science and
innovation field. The “Analysis and Forecasting” department is a structure within the IEFS that was
created in coordination with the Ministry of Economy and Trade in 2007. Within the department there
are 15 scientific researchers.
The main goal of “Analysis and Forecasting” department is to facilitate the policy-making, providing
analytical consulting services to public institutions.
KEywoRdS on CoRE CompETEnCIES
Economic policies, macroeconomics, forecasting, competitiveness, external trade
ExpERTISE / CompETEnCIES / TEChnologIES / RTd Know-how
Functionally, section’s activity is divided in 4 research directions :
1. “Macroeconomic Analysis” - focus on evaluating and forecasting macroeconomic evolutions and
identifying solutions to mitigate the major imbalances that affect the national economy;
2. “External trade and Competitiveness” aims at identifying the ways to increase inland products’
competitiveness and to consolidate the external trade balance;
3. “Structural Policy” focuses on enhancing sectorial economic policies;
4. Economic modelling and forecasting of economic indicators, as well as assessment and evaluation of
public policies;
InTERnaTIonal CoopERaTIon ExpERIEnCE
The Department is also involved in international projects. It is responsible for updating the database
concerning national achievements in the science and business areas, which is included in the information
resources of the International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information from Moscow, Russia.
A new project started with the Ukrainian Institute for Scientific, Technical and Economic Information in
2010. The project’s main objective is to create an informational channel between Republic of Moldova
and Ukraine on the main scientific achievements.
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