Performanța exporturilor, diversificarea acestora și creșterea economică (cazul Republicii Moldova)

Abstract

There is a vast literature aiming at researching the link between export diversification and economic growth. There is no doubt that the more diversified is the basket of products exported by on country, better it will do economically. Although a reciprocal relationship does exist between the two variables. Some basic macro indicators should improve when promoting policies for export diversification, as real GDP growth acceleration and its volatility reduction. Sustaining export growth and diversification became an important aim of the Moldovan authorities to be achieved through the export promotion and investments attraction Strategy implemented in 20162020. Moldovan’external trade performance is poor. It is expressed, mainly by a huge deficit of the external Trade balance and a very low share in world exports. Moldova is implementing the Roadmap on national competitiveness enhancement and the Association Agreement with EU since 2014. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the progresses Moldova have achieved to diversify its exports during the mplementation of the above mentioned policies; to improve some other relevant trade performance indicators and the link between export concentration, export and GDP evolutions. There have been selected and analyzed a set of key relevant indicators of trade performance in dynamics and in comparison with other countries from Central and Eastern Europe. Special focus was given to export concentration and diversification and the link between the first indicator, export and GDP growth.