Last year, the Republic of Moldova benefited from foreign aid amounting to 1.4 billion euros, with the majority of the funds being directed towards energy, economy, and education. According to a report presented by the State Chancellery, 704.6 million euros of this amount were grants, reports IPN.
Compared to 2024, when disbursements amounted to approximately 1.6 billion euros, their volume decreased by about 10%. The authors of the report explain the decrease by the completion of some emergency packages granted in the context of the energy crisis from 2022-2023 and the transition to the implementation of multi-year projects.
The European Union remained the main external development partner of the Republic of Moldova, with disbursements of 530.9 million euros, which represents 36.8% of the total. They were followed by the World Bank – 171 million euros, EBRD – 162.4 million, Germany – 111.4 million, and Romania – 86.3 million euros. Together, the top five partners accounted for over 74% of total disbursements.
The energy sector attracted the most funds – 459.9 million euros, or 31.9% of the total. The money was used, among other things, for the purchase of gas for the Transnistrian region, compensations for vulnerable households, rehabilitation of the electrical energy distribution infrastructure, installation of over 41 thousand smart meters, and interconnection of the national power system to the European ENTSO-E network.
For the economy, 259.8 million euros were disbursed, and for education – 118.2 million. Defense benefited from 90.2 million euros, and transport and infrastructure – 87.9 million euros. The public sector absorbed 88.2% of the total aid, equivalent to 1.27 billion euros. The private sector received 135.1 million euros, and non-governmental organizations – 34.4 million.
Last year, 714 foreign aid projects were implemented, according to data reported by development partners, of which 41 were co-financed by multiple partners.
