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ConnieDee's avatar

Fantastic explanation about Moldova itself, plus it also gives me clues to other questions I've always had, like what in the world happened to Russia? Why don't I ever see large, modern farm equipment in the fields? Oh, my international bond mutual funds work differently ...

You probably can't answer how my host family managed to get those lovely apple trees on one of their three, widely spaced allotments. 😉 But the question of why all those families who laboriously grow tomatoes in their market gardens can't get together and 1) combine transportation and sales; and 2) resurrect the old tomato sauce factory—might be in your wheelhouse. M

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Jim Penberthy's avatar

Thank you, David, for your insightful thoughts on a possible Moldovan bond market. The greatest challenge I have had over the years in trying to scare up FDI [Foreign Direct Investment] into Moldova is a lack of clear law, or at least the policing of any such law, and thereby clear and realistic exits of any investments. I agree that finance for business expansion is a huge challenge. Investors are very wary of what could happen to their cash inside Moldova.

Keep up the good work! Jim.

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