METRIX

Objective: Strengthen public-private dialogue, improve policy transparency, and foster a business-friendly regulatory environment in Moldova through data-driven advocacy.

Overview
Based on AmCham’s Business CORe, Business Climate Sentiment Survey, and Tax&Customs Survey and following the goal and philosophy of the Association, AmCham Moldova aims to foster a transparent, predictable, and efficient business environment by improving the dialogue between the private sector and public authorities. The project will develop and implement a data-driven advocacy mechanism – the AmCham METRIX (Moldovan Economic Transformation and Reform IndeX) – a comprehensive business climate assessment tool to evaluate policy impact on the business environment and several key activities that will foster and strengthen the messages from the METRIX.

Activities:

1. Develop and Implement the METRIX Index. It will be composite and reflect the aggregate result of three components, with a specific weight in the general index.

• Component 1 – Business Perception Assessment

A nationwide survey will be conducted using the CATI (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing) method, targeting 400 companies (100 AmCham members + 300 external businesses) covering business interactions with public authorities in several critical areas, such as the Ministry of Finance (including State Tax Service and Customs Service), Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (including State Labor Inspectorate), Ministry of Environment (including Environmental Protection Inspectorate), Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Food Safety Control Authorities, Consumer Protection Control Authorities, State Construction Inspectorate, quality standards and transposing EU regulations.

• Component 2 – Policy Impact Analysis

A quantitative assessment of the impact of already adopted fiscal, trade, and labor policies using a Vector Auto-Regression (VAR) model to simulate how policy changes influence Moldova’s business environment relative to peer countries (e.g., Albania, Montenegro, Czech Republic) helping benchmark Moldova's competitiveness in the region.

• Component 3 – Future Policy Forecasting

A forward-looking component aims to anticipate economic developments based on Moldova’s EU accession commitments and emerging business climate trends via stakeholder consultations (AmCham members, government institutions, and economic researchers).
The results of the Model will be validated in an International Experts Workshop (representatives of international and national academia, international business community representatives, international institutions, and so on.

2. Strengthen Public-Private Dialogue: organizing Public Talks sessions with business and government representatives on key economic topics from AmCham METRIX.

3. Enhance Awareness: organizing #AmChamExplains – short, expert-led video explanations of key regulatory and economic topics based on the need for information that METRIX results will drive

Key Outcomes of the METRIX Model

• Objective Business Climate Assessment – A structured, quantitative framework to evaluate the effectiveness of economic policies.
• Policy-Driven Decision Making – Enhances public-sector accountability and aligns regulatory policies with business needs.
• Transparency & Predictability – Informs both government and businesses on areas needing reform and improvement.
• Scalability & Regional Replication – The index model can be extended to other policy areas or adopted in neighboring countries.

This initiative positions Moldova for a more competitive, transparent, and inclusive business environment in alignment with EU integration and global economic best practices.
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