Why Moldova Is Becoming Europe's Most Business-Friendly Place to Register a Company

On 21 July 2026, Moldova’s Parliament approved a new government led by Prime Minister Vasile Tofan and, with it, a 147-page governing program with a blunt title: “European Economy, Efficient State.” Buried in the policy language is a line worth the attention of any international founder — the government’s stated goal to make Moldova “the most business-friendly country in Europe.”

That’s an ambition, not an accomplishment. But the plan is specific about how it intends to get there — less paperwork, more digital government, and dedicated infrastructure for tech. If you’ve been weighing whether to register a company in Moldova, this is a good moment to move — and it’s exactly the moment we’re built for. Below is what the program actually says, what’s already live, and how we turn it into a company on the ground for you.

The goal: Europe’s most business-friendly country

Moldova is a small market, so its pitch to foreign capital is speed rather than scale. The program builds on that: move faster, cut rules more aggressively, and stay more predictable than the neighbors. It rests on five priorities — reviving the economy, using EU accession to modernize the state, building an efficient digital government, strengthening the rule of law, and improving quality of life.

For a founder, three of those matter directly: the digital state, deregulation, and the bet on technology. Let’s take them in turn.

A digital state that already works

The biggest hidden cost of setting up abroad is usually bureaucracy — counters, stamps, and the same form submitted five times. Moldova has been chipping away at this for years, and the new program leans into it. More and more government services for businesses now run online instead of across a counter, and the program commits to extending that to the key events in a company’s life.

Alongside it sits the “once-only” principle: businesses shouldn’t have to hand the same data to multiple state bodies. Once a public system holds your information, other systems query it rather than asking you again. Combined with digital identity and e-signatures, the direction is clear — managing a Moldovan company should feel closer to a cloud dashboard than a filing cabinet.

Less red tape: from permission to declaration

The program’s second theme is deregulation. Historically, doing business meant collecting authorizations and bracing for inspections. The plan proposes to flip the default toward good faith:

• Fewer pre-authorizations. The stated intent is to review commercial permits and, where risk is low to medium, replace up-front licensing with simple self-declarations or notifications.
• Risk-based inspections. Routine audits are meant to target genuine risk rather than interrupt everyday operations — a lighter touch for compliant businesses.
• A rule that every new regulation must justify a clear public benefit before it’s added — a brake on rule creep.

The honest caveat: these are commitments in a governing program, not laws that already bind every agency. They’ll roll out in stages. But the direction lowers the ongoing compliance burden that often surprises founders after registration.

Betting on tech: HiTech Park, AI, and sandboxes

Cutting red tape is only half the plan. Moldova is also going after technology, e-commerce, and exports into the EU single market.

• Moldova HiTech Park. The program commits to developing this hub and to doubling technology exports, building on the existing virtual Moldova IT Park and its well-known 7% tax regime.
• Experimental spaces for AI. The plan introduces regulatory “sandbox” environments where companies can test emerging technology under lighter rules before scaling.
• A Sandbox law with EU backing. Moldova already launched a sandbox mechanism in the energy sector — the first in the region — with the framework set to extend to other innovative technologies and access to around €220 million in European funding.

If your business is in software, fintech, or AI, this is the part of the plan aimed squarely at you.

What this means for you today

Two things are true at once. The reforms above are rolling out starting in 2026, so don’t treat them as boxes that must be ticked before you can start. And the core route to register a company in Moldova already works well today:

• A foreigner can own 100% of an LLC (SRL) — no local partner required.
• The whole thing can be done remotely, via a power of attorney — no flight to Chișinău. See our guide for non-resident founders.
• State registration itself takes 72 hours.

The reform plan doesn’t change those fundamentals — it improves the environment around them. The realistic read: Moldova is a genuinely low-friction place to set up now, and the government has committed, on paper, to making it lower still.

The one thing the plan can’t do for you is navigate a system that’s mid-transition. Rules are shifting, forms are moving online, and the fastest way to get a clean setup — with no wasted trips and no costly missteps — is to work with a partner who registers companies here every week. That’s us.

We’re here, and we’re ready to open your company

You don’t have to wait for the reforms to finish rolling out, and you don’t have to figure out Moldovan bureaucracy yourself. DeschideCompanie handles the whole setup for foreign founders, end to end and mostly remote:

• Company registration — 100% foreign ownership, done via power of attorney, no flight required
• A registered legal address in Moldova from day one
• Accounting and tax setup, including the reduced regimes where you qualify
• IT Park residency and its 7% tax rate for software, IT, and AI companies
• Bank account opening for non-residents

One partner, one process, from the power of attorney to your company’s first day of trading. Explore our corporate services for non-residents, or contact us for a free consultation and a quote tailored to the country you’re founding from. Tell us where you are and what you want to build — we’ll handle Moldova.

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Source: Government of the Republic of Moldova — official press release on the approval of the Tofan cabinet and the governing program “European Economy, Efficient State” (21 July 2026), which itself links to the full program document. Policy measures described here reflect commitments in that program and may change as they are implemented into law.