1. SOUTH DEVELOPMENT REGION:
POTENTIAL and ADVANTAGES
Tatiana Arama,
Head of Strategic Planning and Programming
Department
Cahul, June 9, 2014

2. To implement Policies for
regional development,
Republic of Moldova created
by law 6 development
regions, of which the North,
Central and South are
already functional. The
Decision is to support
balanced socio-economic
development throughout the
country.

3. South Development Region - 8 Districts:
Leova, Cimişlia, Căuşeni, Ştefan Vodă, Cantemir,
Basarabeasca, Taraclia şi Cahul

4. Presentation Overview
• Surface- 7379 km2 ( 24,2 % of the total
land);
• Population - 537,2 mii people(15,1% of
the total country);
• Rural population– 74,8% (compared to
the national average of 58.4%);
• Urban population– 25,2% (compared to
the country average of 41.6% );
• Population density– 73,3 /km2
(compared to the country average of
116,9%);
• LPA I in the District - 187 (20.8% of the
total country);
• Cimișlia town is the Regional
Development Center in the South Region.

6. The wineries “Purcari” and
“Ciumai” are on the “ Wine Road”

7. The wines and brandies at
“Zolotoy Aist” in Taraclia

8. The therapeutic resort “ Nufărul
Alb” in Cahul

9. The scientific reserve
“ Prutul de Jos’’ in Cahul

10. Unique to Moldova, the “Green Museum” in
Ştefan Vodă

11. Church “Adormirea Maicii Domnului”
historical monument of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries in Căuşeni

12. District of Basarabeasca

13. District of Cantemir

14. District of Cimișlia

15. District of Leova

16. Region Performance
In 2013 the South Development Region produced:
o 58% of the total volume of grapes in the country;
o 36 % of the cognac in Moldova;
o 30 % of the grains in the first group and maize;
o 23% of the sunflower oil in the country;
o 20 % of the wines fabricated in Modova.

17. • Access to Danube River through
International Giurgiuleşti free port;
• 14 border crossing points, including
two with the EU in Romania;
• unique climate conditions to produce
grapes and good wine;
• oil and gas deposits in Cahul and
Cantemir;
• Water minerals with unique
properties for health spa tourism
development.
Geographical and natural advantages

18. Infrastructure advantages
• International network of trails:
European Economic Corridor,
Budapesta Economic Corridor,
Odessa, Giurgiuleşti-Briceni Corridor;
• Railway section of Cahul –
Giurgiuleşti that offers an outlet to
the Black Sea;
• Existing Infrastructure for electricity
and natural gas supply ;
• Developed network of pipelines in
the region (weight of gas supplied
towns - 76.8% compared to the
national average 56.5%).

19. Economic and institutional
advantages
• 3 free economic zones "Tvardiţa" "Taraclia" and
International Free Port "Giurgiuleşti“;
• 2 business incubators in Stefan Voda and Leova;
• The existence of a network of processing agricultural
products;
• Membership of SDR districts to 3 Euro regions "Siret-
Prut-Nistru", "Lower Danube" and "Black Sea";
• Functional South Regional Development Council.

20. Region deficiencies
• Underdeveloped industrialization;
• no big cities and low degree of urbanization;
• excessive fragmentation of agricultural land (farms);
• Too much of unprocessed and abandoned farmland;
• poor cooperation between producers;
• undeveloped infrastructure for collection, storage and
marketing of agricultural products.

21. Region Deficiencies
• Small number of SMEs operating in the region (5% of the
country);
• low capacity of local businesses to invest for
development;
• limited access to finance and high interest rates;
• large gap between the supply and demand and the level
qualifications of the labor force;
• lack of integrated regional level business support.

22. Development tactics
• territorial
• economic
• institutional
• infrastructure
• cultural and
natural
Eliminate the
disadvantages
•the national and
sectorial planning
• territorial Cooperation
programs
• intercommunity
cooperation
• remittances
• Innovations etc.
Amplify the
advantages
• Balanced and
sustainable
development:
business and
services,
competitive,
modern
infrastructure,
competitive
manpower etc..
prosperous
region

23. VISSION
SDR will become a dynamic and prosperous region with a
sustainable and efficient economy, based on an innovative
approach with a modern physical infrastructure, the human
capital will be developed attractive to investors and tourists,
which will ensure a high quality of life for residents of the
entire region.

24. South Regional Development
Strategy 2010-2016: Priorities
Rehabilitating infrastructure
(roads, water and sewer,
public buildings EE)
Promoting
environmental issues
and tourist
attractiveness
Diversifying the
economy and
promote private
sector

25. Deliberative regional structure of the South
Development Region (SDR)
32 members (representatives of the LPA
of level I and II, NGOs, businesses from
the 8 districts)
Approves strategic and regional
programming documents in SDR.
SOUTH REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL

26. SOUTH REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Strategic
planning
Project
management
Capacity
Development
Information
and
promotion
Noncommercial public institution under the MRDC created to ensure
the implementation of the Regional Development Strategy and
Operational Plan for the South Development Region
Majorfieldsof
intervention

27. Thank you for your attention!
Address and contact information:
bld. Ştefan cel Mare, 12,
Cimişlia
Republic of Moldova, MD-4101
Tel.. +373 241 2 62 86
Fax. +373 241 2 62 86
Email: office@adrsud.md
web: www.adrsud.md