Moldova Trade Forum 2026

Moldova’s Path to the EU Single Market: Unlocking New Opportunities for Trade and Export Growth

To succeed in global commerce, businesses must understand the interconnected components of international trade, supply value chains, and commercial networks. Selling to international buyers and retailers requires research, strategic planning, and adapting to different market conditions.

For Moldovan businesses, the country's progressive alignment with the EU Single Market presents new opportunities to strengthen competitiveness, improve compliance with international standards, expand exports and establish partnerships with European and international buyers. These opportunities extend across a wide range of sectors, including agri-food, manufacturing, textiles, furniture, ICT and other value-added products and services.

Moldova Trade Forum is a platform for dialogue, business cooperation and trade promotion, bringing together policymakers, entrepreneurs, producers, business support organizations, buyers and other stakeholders to explore opportunities for trade, export growth and integration into European and international value chains.

The event marks its sixth edition and is organized by UNDP with the support of European Union and Sweden. It aims to facilitate policy dialogue, strengthen business partnerships, promote networking opportunities and increase the international visibility of Moldovan products and services.

• Moldova Trade Forum 2026 is designed to unlock new opportunities for business cooperation and will include two complementary components:

  • 29 October 2026 – in-person Forum in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, consisting of several dedicated plenary sessions, networking opportunities and targeted bilateral matchmaking meetings (B2B) high-level discussions, thematic panel sessions, networking opportunities and dedicated B2B meetings between Moldovan SMEs, producers and national retail chains. The event will focus on EU market integration, regulatory alignment, trade facilitation, export competitiveness and access to finance.

  • 30 October 2026 – virtual event with pre-arranged B2B meetings, offering Moldovan producers and service providers and international buyers , importers, distributors and other potential business partners additional opportunities to discover potential partners aligned with interests identify potential partners based on their business interests and participate in pre-arranged bilateral meetings through the B2Match platform.

The Forum aims to strengthen Moldova's trade and export potential, facilitate business partnerships and support the internationalization of Moldovan SMEs. The virtual matchmaking component will focus specifically on connecting Moldovan companies with international buyers and business partners.

• Develop trade relations between local producers and foreign buyers, by fostering export growth, and expanding the presence of Moldovan high-value products on international markets.

• Consolidate the readiness of local companies to access foreign markets by improving product and service quality, elevating standards, and building capacity to compete internationally, particularly within the EU and other markets.

• Connect Moldovan producers and suppliers with trusted international buyers and retailers through integration into global value chains and development of their export capacities.

• Enhance export performance by facilitating business growth through strategic market entry, fostering a strong sectorial collaboration, identifying and capitalizing on high-potential business opportunities. 

• Increase the trade and investment potential of the Republic of Moldova by presenting attractive business cooperation opportunities.

The event is open to Moldovan producers and suppliers, service providers, and international distributors, buyers and retailers, as well as stakeholders, sectoral associations, chambers of commerce and business support organizations interested in strengthening trade and economic cooperation.

• Diverse Production Potential: Moldova’s agricultural resources, established manufacturing sectors and growing industries offer opportunities for sourcing a diverse range of products and services, including agri-food products, textiles, furniture and digital solutions.

• EU-Aligned Standards: The Moldovan agri-food sector has made significant strides in aligning its production methods with EU standards. This commitment, reinforced by the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), ensures products meet the high safety and quality criteria required by international markets.

• Commitment to Quality and Sustainability : Many Moldovan farmers practice sustainable and organic farming, reducing reliance on chemicals. This focus on environmental responsibility, combined with modern certifications like ISO 9001, provides a compelling offering for eco-conscious retail partners.

• Creating direct connections with Moldovan producers, eliminating intermediaries and building transparent relationships.

• Source specific, high-quality products tailored to your needs.

• Discuss custom supply agreements and long-term partnerships that ensure continuity and competitive pricing.

• Network with key stakeholders and gain valuable insights into Moldova's evolving agri-food landscape.

• Export opportunities for IT and business process outsourcing services from the Republic of Moldova.

• As a buyer - extend your product range with qualitative Moldovan products and establish long term trustful business relations.

• As a producer - a unique opportunity to meet buyers and generate new business contacts and contracts.

• As a Business Support Organization - an opportunity to meet counterparts and stakeholders, as well as potential clients or contacts for your clients

• Other - meet potential future partners for common or potential activities.

• Publish and showcase your products, projects, services or business needs to event participants;

• Initiate and arrange promising pre-scheduled B2B meetings at the event

• Generate fresh leads and meet new contacts in a time and cost-efficient way;

• Stay one step ahead of your competitors by being seen and visibly present at the event.

The event is organized by UNDP with the support of the European Union (EU) and Sweden.

Participation in the event is free of charge, with all costs covered by the organizers.

Register now and connect with potential business partners!