The Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization (MDED) announced that the World Bank’s Product Market Regulation (PMR) indicators show that the Republic of Moldova has made visible progress in recent years, gradually approaching the level of European economies, TRIBUNA reports.

Moldova’s overall PMR score for 2025 is 1.67, down by 0.5 points compared to 2019 — a significant improvement in a short period. This result places Moldova closer to the OECD average (1.35) and EU27 (1.27), reflecting an economy in the process of modernization and alignment with European standards.

Progress in recent years has been driven by consistent reforms in key areas, including:

• modernization of state-owned enterprise governance
• reduction of administrative barriers
• increased competitiveness in transport and network sectors
• improvement of the legislative drafting process
• opening of trade and foreign investment

“The data confirm that Moldova is firmly advancing towards a more open, competitive economy, better prepared for European integration,” emphasized the MDED.