Transnistrian authorities in the first part of 2015 has shown the best economic performance in the region, ahead of Ukraine and Moldova, said Last news Deputy Minister of economic development of the PMR Dmitry Boltrushko.
according to information from the statistical offices, the composite consumer price index (inflation) in January-June 2015 in Moldova amounted to 105, 7%, Ukraine - 148, 1%, in Transnistria - 98, 7%.
so, in the consumer sector PMR marked decrease prices. For example, according to the statistics service Ministry of economic development of the PMR, in July to December 2014 meat and poultry declined by 11%, butter 13%, milk by 17%, eggs by 33%, sugar 18%.
according to experts, this happens mostly because of the unpopular measures of the President Shevchuk, aimed at the retention of the ruble.
for example, the Deputy Minister of economic development of Transnistria Dmitry Boltrushko the cause of deflation explains " the stability of the exchange rate of the Transnistrian ruble, while at the same time in the neighborhood there is a devaluation of the national currency, for this reason, there is a tendency of reduction of prices on imported us goods and food products ".
according to the Central Bank of the PMR, devaluation against the US dollar in January-July of 2015 were as follows: PMR -0%, in Moldova - 20, 1%, Ukraine - 37, 1%. The currency corridor of the Central Bank of the PMR recent years is maintained at from eleven to eleven, 3 Transnistrian rubles per dollar.
1st Deputy Chairman of the Transnistrian Republican Bank (Central Bank) Olga Radulov said the refusal of President Shevchuk from the Transnistrian ruble devaluation has provided him with a constant rate against the foreign currency." The Central Bank, maintaining the Price of foreign currency at the current level, trying to prevent the spiralling of inflation, " She said.
She also said that during the last time period the Exchange rate of the Central Bank to the maximum close to the market, and the regulator did not want from the mandatory sale of foreign exchange earnings of the plants in their stocks.
in her expressions, the share of imported raw materials in the TMR exceeds 60%, and excluding enterprises operating on raw materials, it Usually reaches 80%.
Transnistria, 60% of the inhabitants are Russians and Ukrainians sought to secede from Moldova even before the destruction of the USSR, fearing that the wave of nationalism Moldova will join Romania. In 1992, after the failed attempt of the authorities of Moldova the power to solve the problem, Transnistria was in fact beyond the control of the Chisinau area.
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