At The EUROINVENT 2017, an event that took place in Iaşi, Romania, on May 25-27, 2017, NIER’s scientific researchers received three medals and diplomas in several categories, such as:
- „Econometric modeling of financing of innovational activity in Moldova”. (Ganea Victoria, Stratan Alexandru) – Bronze Medal.
- „Evaluating opportunities to implement”. Chapter: Innovative business venture in Republic of Moldova. (Ganea Victoria, Stratan Alexandru)- Silver Medal.
- „Enhancing the role of innovation in Business growth through the efficient use of budgetary allocations in science and innovation in Republic of Moldova”. (Ganea Victoria, Stratan Alexandru)- Bronze Medal.
It is a great appreciation and we also want for the future to have such beautiful results recognized both nationally and internationally.
The National Institute for Economic Research was given the opportunity to implement the Youth Labor Market Observatory (YLMO), with the support of the Catalytic Fund of UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub and overall guidance of UNDP Moldova. The project manager is Ms. Olga Gagauz, PhD, Deputy director of NIER.
The goal of the YLMO is to improve the availability of labour market information and to promote and facilitate the implementation of national strategies and programs to reduce youth unemployment and increase their inclusion in the labour market.
The YLMO will provide analytical support to state institutions in monitoring the labour market situation, and implementing policies to integrate young people into the labour market by providing information, analytical studies, creating databases, providing young people with support for career development, etc.
National and international experts, representatives of ministries, ANOFM, international organizations and civil society will be involved in the development of the YLMO.
At 22 February, 2017 the Centre for Demographic Research, in collaboration with United Nations Population Fund in Republic of Moldova, launched the demographic Barometer "How to correlate economic and demographic development or what it is demographic dividend?".

On February 20-24, 2017, in the frame of MOLDOVA INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORM PROJECT on STRENGTHENING CAPACITY OF THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY IN ANALYSIS AND FORECAST OF MICROECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING BUSINESS REGULATORY REFORMS, in the National Institute for Economic Research was held the training on “Vector Auto-Regression analysis and estimations for economic reforms”

On November 8, 2016 according to the Government Decision nr.676 of 20 August 2014 on the Council Competitiveness, in the Ministry of Economy, was held Competitiveness Council session.
In period of 5 – 8 of December, 2016, in Iasi, Romania, at FEAA (AICU) were hold many academic activities within a cross-border project, financed by EU funds. This project is on "Prospects for Promotion of Sustainable Development in Romania and Moldova through implementing of relevant European Good Practices" (DEVEUROMD-2016), managed by the National Institute for Economic Research of the Academy of Sciences (NIER) in common with Faculty of Economics and Business administration (FEAA) from the “Al. I. Cuza” University.
The project team identified areas of real common interests, focusing on three dimensions of the company: economic, social and environmental.
During the period of 13 October to 2 of November, Cristina Panfil, scientific researcher from National Institute of Economic Research represented Republic of Moldova at the “2016 Seminar on Economic Globalization and China’s Manufacturing for Developing Countries”. The seminar took place in Beijing-(two weeks) and in Hangzhou (one week). To the seminar participated officials from 19 countries. From Republic of Moldova was one official-from NIER. The seminar comprised lectures and excursions to the top Chinese corporations.
Experts from Latin America, Europe and Central Asia met on May 24 and 25 in the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) in Halle, Germany, to exchange experience and lessons learned from the implementation of various export promotion programs. Republic of Moldova was represented by Mr. Alexandru Stratan, Director of the National Institute for Economic Research, who made a presentation on the Design of the National Program for the Agri-food Export Promotion in the Republic of Moldova.