On the other hand, Moldavia, which has not attracted any major investment in manufacturing plants precisely because of its poor infrastructure, got only RON220 million.
ZF asked CNADNR for a report on the fund allocations to every region for investments in building highways, repairs/upgrades of national roads or beltways. In all, the northwest of the country, which includes Transylvania, Maramures, Crisana and Banat got RON3.7 billion for road investments.
The east of the country, Moldavia and Bucovina got almost RON370 million together, which is just a tenth of the northwest budget.
“This great disparity between investments in road infrastructure in the two regions will widen the gap between them in terms of economic development. Infrastructure development brings economic development and investments,” believes economic analyst Dragos Cabat.
The west of the country has attracted investment from Continental, Schaeffler, Daimler and Hella, but the infrastructure development in Moldavia would give Romania a competitive edge because labor is cheaper there.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)