The websites listed below provide useful facts on Moldova as well as contacts and tools for companies operating in Moldova:

• International Finance Corporation: Global SME Toolkit
  Guide to sustainable business management practices for SMEs.
• Business Fighting Corruption
  An online resource centre for business on collective action to avoid corruption which contains a guide and resources for partnerships with companies and other stakeholders to fight against corruption.
• CIA World Factbook: Moldova Profile
• The World Bank: Moldova Data Profile

Sources for further reading:

• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Moldova 2011.
• Freedom House: Nations in Transit - Moldova 2011.
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Moldova 2011.
• Global Integrity: Moldova Country Report 2010.
• US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Moldova 2010.

UNCAC Status: Signed 28 September 2004. Ratified 1 October 2007.

Status on UNCAC Implementation
This field describes the country's status on the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Please note any declarations and reservations made upon ratification. The list of signatories can be found on the UNODC website. Read more about the UNCAC.

Other Relevant Conventions or Treaties:

• Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption. Signed 24 June 1999. Ratified 14 January 2004.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
• Council of Europe Civil Law Convention on Corruption. Signed 4 November 1999. Ratified 17 March 2004.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
• United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Signed 14 December 2000. Ratified 16 September 2005.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
• Member of the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) since 28 June 2001.
• Member of the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
• Member of the Resource Center of Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative for SEE (RAI-SEE).

Transparency CPI: 2011: 112/182 (Score: 2.9)

Transparency CPI
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International as well as its ranking.

World Bank CORR Index (-2.5 - +2.5): 2010: -0.73

World Bank Corruption Index
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the 'Control of Corruption' indicator in the World Bank Governance Research Indicator Country Snapshot (GRICS): 1996-2010.

OECD Country Risk Classification (0-7): 2011: 7

Country Risk Classification
The classification of countries by risk category has the aim of providing OECD countries with a basis for calculating the premium interest rate to be charged to cover the risk of non-repayment of export credits. Countries are placed in risk categories 0 - 7, with 0 being the lowest risk category and thus the least expensive. Conversely, premium group 7 is the highest risk category. Each classification is comprised of 2 components: 1) an assessment of the country's economic/financial situation, and 2) its overall political stability. Access the complete list of OECD Country Risk Classification figures.

Data Verification:

Publication date: October 2011

Data verified by: Global Advice Network