Investors opportunities at Chisinau

International Airport

Republic of Moldova: general info

Land boundaries:Total: 1,389 km International borders with: Romania 450 km, Ukraine 939 km.Coastline: Moldova has access to the Black Sea via Giurgiulesti port located on the maritime section of the river Danube.    Climate: Moderate winters, warm summers.Land use:Arable land: 54,2%, permanent crops: 8,8% other: 37,0% (2006).Population: 3 563.7 (2010).

External political policy of Moldova

• EU membership and the integration into European structures is the strategic objective of Moldova since 2003

• In 2010 started the negotiations of an Association Agreement with the EU.

• In 2012 it is going to be established visa free regime for Moldovan citizens

• WTO membership since 26 July 2001

• Preferential trade agreements with the European Union

• Preferential trade agreement with the Community of Independent States.

• Law on promotion of foreign investments.

External economical policy of Moldova

• Moldova has a central world-wide geographical position

• Moldova may become an effective low-cost cargo bridge between East and West

Doing business in Moldova: cheap and effective

1. Liberal Trade Policies;

2. Economic and structural reforms successfully put in place;

3. Wide range of special tax incentives;

4. Stable monetary policy;

5. Skilled and cheap workforce

~ 200-250€ for medium managers and

~ 80-140 € for non-qualified workers;

Taxes in Moldova

• 0% Corporate Income Tax;

• 40 bi-lateral agreements on elimination of double taxation (including China);

• 0% on reinvestment earnings;

• Specific tax incentives for investments in Free Economic Zone and Industrial Park.

Existing hub investors in Moldova

Giurgiulesti International Free Port:

- Start of operation in 2007- The only direct sea/river-borne

transshipment and distribution point to and from Moldova;

- A regional logistics hub, industrial park and free economic zone on the border of the EU with access to road, rail, river, sea;

- Privately-owned and privately operated according to EU standards;

- For more information see www.gifp.md

International Air Cargo Tendencies

• Western European hubs are getting more and more

expensive

• Industry continues to seek new paths to profitability

• Congestion problems in major European hubs facilitate

airfreight migration to second tier and regional airports

Chisinau Airport ID Card:

• Chisinau Airport is the biggest and main airport of Moldova, (lATA : KIV, ICAO : LUKK), Eastern Europe;• Location -13 km south of Chisinau;• Area -480 ha;• Terminal -built in 1970 and upgraded in 2000;• Processing capacity -1.2 M passengers/year;• Open 24/7; • Concrete Runway 08-26: length of 3,590 m and a width of 45 m;• Runway strength-PCN 59/R/B/X/T;• Taxiway system- with taxiways A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D and E;• Aprons area -with aircraft parking places, cargo/passenger pads,

small repair and maintenance area, aircraft de-icing area, fire fighting station, etc.;

• Category –4C;• Emergency protection Services Level – 6;• Aircraft parking stands – 33.

Chisinau airport long-run perspectives for cargo hub

• Competition absence • H24 / 7 days at no extra cost• No hidden costs• High-performance security system ELBIT

(Israel), delivered 2010 • Direct access to apron• Not overloaded airport (~30 flights per day)• Specialized services• Flexible, qualified and cheap labor force (~300

EUR )• Large unused area (33,3 ha) + possibility of

extension up to….• Possibility to activate in a FEZ or in an industrial

park• Long-term contracts, based on a mutually

beneficial relationship• Strategic position• Possibility to discover new destinations

Available local Key- Success factors for cargo hub

• Geo strategic position

• Land availability (any extension available on your request)

• No special environmental restriction

• Competitive pricing

• Slot availability• Efficient operations• Possibility to create

Free Economic Zone/ Industrial Park

• Quick time to market processes

Legally available now

• Chisinau Airport is the busiest airport in Moldova and the principal gateway for international flights. In 2009, it serviced 808.096 passengers, which is 2.5 times more than in the year 2003. Import and export cargo services constitutes 1631 tons of cargo and 403 tons of mail. In August 2010 Chisinau Airport saw growth of physical indicators.

Dynamics of the passenger and cargo turnover

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Airlines structure of a cargo transportation

 

2008 2009 9M 2010

cargo mail cargo mail cargo mail

Company tones % tones % tones % tones % tones % tones %

Air Moldova581,

530,

1193,

235,

9 52632,

3208,

151,

7 47135.7 232

53.5

Turkish Airlines

856,3

44,3

300,2

55,8

661,1

40,5

133,2

33,1 544

41.2 174

40.1

Siberia Airlines 53,7 2,8 21,5 4,0 73,3 4,5 15,4 3,8 32 2.4 1 0.2

Carpat Air 70,8 3,7 1,5 0,3 46,6 2,9 0,6 0,1 26 2.0 0 0.0

Austrian Airlines 47,5 2,5 5,0 0,9 50,2 3,1 5,4 1,4 42 3.2 4 0.9

2006 2007 2008 2009Total transported cargo (mln of tonnes), including: 16.7 18.5 17.7 9.2

Railway transportation

11.1 11.8 11.0 4.4

Motor transportation 5.4 6.5 6.5 4.6

Fluvial transportation (thousand tonnes) 141.5 166.5 202.0 182.0

Air transportation (thousand tonnes)

0.97 1.00 0.83 0.83

Freight traffic of the transport enterprises

Specific tax-free forms of investments

INDUSTRIAL PARKS

Opportunities offered by Industrial Parks of the Republic of Moldova:

• Offers support on central and local

level;

• Allows better use of public and private

assets;

• Grants 30 years’ Title to Administrator

Company;

• Allows the administrator company to

be a resident in its industrial park.

Moldovan Industrial Park incentives are:

1. Free of charge land destination change;

2. Free of charge state-owned land transfer to administrator company;

3. Opportunity to rent state-owned land with 30% discount;

4. State contributions to infrastructure and technology development;

5. Limited and controlled state inspections;

6. Assistance from local authorities and Council to promote investment projects of national importance;

7. Fiscal incentives.

INDUSTRIAL PARKS

Opportunities offered by Industrial Parks of the Republic of Moldova:

• Offers support on central and local

level;

• Allows better use of public and private

assets;

• Grants 30 years’ Title to Administrator

Company;

• Allows the administrator company to

be a resident in its industrial park.

Moldovan Industrial Park incentives are:

1. Free of charge land destination change;

2. Free of charge state-owned land transfer to administrator company;

3. Opportunity to rent state-owned land with 30% discount;

4. State contributions to infrastructure and technology development;

5. Limited and controlled state inspections;

6. Assistance from local authorities and Council to promote investment projects of national importance;

7. Fiscal incentives.

FREE ECONOMIC ZONES

The following activities are allowed in the free economic zones:

1. Manufacturing of export-oriented products;

2. Sorting, packing, marking and other similar operations on goods transiting Moldova;

3. Other activities, such as utilities, warehousing, public catering, etc. as needed to support the main activities.

FEZs offer the following customs and tax benefits to their residents:

- Exemption from VAT;- Exemption from customs duties on

goods imported into the FEZ and subsequently exported;

- Exemption from excise duties for goods imported into the FEZ and subsequently exported;

- The income tax is 50% from the quota set in Moldova.

FREE ECONOMIC ZONES

The following activities are allowed in the free economic zones:

1. Manufacturing of export-oriented products;

2. Sorting, packing, marking and other similar operations on goods transiting Moldova;

3. Other activities, such as utilities, warehousing, public catering, etc. as needed to support the main activities.

FEZs offer the following customs and tax benefits to their residents:

- Exemption from VAT;- Exemption from customs duties on

goods imported into the FEZ and subsequently exported;

- Exemption from excise duties for goods imported into the FEZ and subsequently exported;

- The income tax is 50% from the quota set in Moldova.

Investor’s rights and obligations in Moldova

Investor’s rights:

• Freedom of Investments;

• Non-Discriminatory Investment Environment;

• Transparency;

• Guarantees of Investors’ Rights;

• Guarantee against loss;

• Resolution of Disputes;

• Freely convert Moldovan national currency and foreign currency;

• To repatriate their profits from Moldova after they fulfill their tax liabilities;

• To own real estate in Moldova for the purposes of carrying out their business activities

Investors’ Compliance and obligations:

• To invent in compliance with international agreements, the Law and other legislative acts;

• To comply with the legal requirements of public authorities.

- is our co financing partner

DEG, member of KfW Bankengruppe, is one of the largest European development finance institutions for long-term project and company financing. For almost 50 years, DEG has been financing and structuring the investments of private companies in developing and transition countries.

Finance support possibility

24/7 operations

Favorable geographical

position

Cheap labor force

Possibility to activate in a FEZ /

Industrial Park

No environmental restriction

Competition absence

High-performance

security system

Land availability

PROFITABLE BUSINESS AT

CHISINAU AIRPORT

Create your Cargo hub in the

heart of Europe