Can we talk about Marketing in Moldova? [for Boston Sunday Globe]

Taking into account the fact that Rep.Moldova regained it’s independence about 20 years ago, knowing that the market products were dictated by the state, at that moment we couldn’t talk about Marketing at all.

After regaining the formal independence, for at least 5-6 years the influence of occupants feels strong, then the reforms started, some laws were adopted to liberalize the business with out which was impossible to produce something asked on the market or to create competition.

[Analyse] Youth unemployment in Moldova

Main objectives:

• Starting point of migration;
• Problems caused by immigrants return;
• The causes of unemployment;
• Which are the solutions?

Although Moldova’s current youth unemployment rate is comparable to the average for the

countries of the European Union (which, in October 2008, was about 16%), young people in

Moldova suffer clear labour market disadvantage. There is a negative correlation between age

and the risk of being unemployed and those in the 15-24 age group face more than twice the

risk of being unemployed than the next age segment (25-34). In the first quarter of 2009, most

of the young unemployed had only secondary education or less, which places them at a

disadvantage in the country whereby there are pay-offs to education in terms of labour market

outcomes.

The current economic crisis has adversely affected youth unemployment. In 2010, youth unemployment (i.e. involving those in the 15-24 age group) rose to 25%

(compared to previous trends where youth unemployment fell from 20% in 2007 to 15,6% in

2008 and increased to 22% in 2009). The unemployment rate amongst young males (nearly 16%) is higher than for women (9%), although the employment rate