Chisinau Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca's dismissal referendum cost about nine million lei, which is, in fact, a cynical waste of public money on games and political whims. The plebiscite failed lamentably after 18% of the total number of voters in the municipality of Chisinau were present at the polls, and 88% of the voters voted for the dismissal of the mayor. This is the opinion expressed by the political analyst Ion Tăbârţă from IDIS "Viitorul" during the show "15 minutes of economic realism".

Transparency of decisions by central and local public authorities would boost the country's economic development, given the high degree of economic development in countries with a high transparency index. East of Sweden, Norway, Denmark. The opacity of public authorities generates corruption. Both official data and independent surveys include local public authorities at the top of the entities affected by corruption. This is the opinion expressed by IDIS Viitorul jurist Viorel Pîrvan during the "15 minutes of realism" economic show.

The Republic of Moldova is not prepared for the liberalization of the Motor Third Party Liability Insurance Market, given that changes need to be made in stages to avoid chaos and other problems. Austria took ten years to move from regulated prices to market liberalization. This is the opinion expressed by the journalist Vlad Bercu in the show "15 minutes of economic realism".

We are in full heating season. Over 40% of households and about 70% of industrial enterprises, particularly those in the energy sector, use natural gas as a source of heat and heating. Respectively, Moldova is dependent on Russian gas supplied by Gazprom. Last but not least, there is no energy security on the supply and supply of natural gas. And this despite the construction of the much-praised Gazoduct Iasi-Ungheni. It is the opinion expressed by the economist IDIS Viitorul, Iurie Gotisan in the show "15 minutes of economic realism".

Monitoring public procurement is not a fuss of civil society but is aimed at reducing corruption and fraud in public procurement. This is because procurement contracts are a vulnerable area to corruption risks because a public contract involves the interaction between the public and the private sectors. About 15% of global GDP is moving annually through public contracts between the government and the private sector, and according to international statistics, corruption costs would be around 20% -25% of the purchase budget. These figures, translated into the context of the Republic of Moldova, taking into account that the value of purchases in 2016 amounted to about 7.5 billion lei, help us estimate the cost of corruption in public procurement in Moldova, which would amount to 1.5 billion lei. This is the opinion expressed by the IDIS Viitorul economist, Diana Enachi, in the show "15 minutes of economic realism".

Rural development goes hand in hand with agriculture, but poorly paid jobs, underdeveloped infrastructure, lack of elementary public services and technologies are driving out the active labor force in the countryside.

Municipal authorities allocate for almost a decade compensations for the heat to the socially vulnerable population, although with the 60 million lei allocated annually, the municipality could mobilize 600 million lei for the energy efficiency of the blocks in the Capital (insulation of the buildings and switching to the distribution system horizontal of the thermal agent), suggested the energy expert from IDIS Viitorul Victor Parlicov at the show "15 minutes of economic realism".

After more than a year, the National Agency for the Settlement of Claims (ANSC) in public procurement is functional and the economic agents may file appeals. The institution aims to prevent unfair competition and to stimulate procurement procedures. This is the opinion expressed by the IDIS Viitorul economist, Diana Enachi, in the show "15 minutes of economic realism".

The Moldovan bank fraud has created huge public pressure on the banking system and the NBM in particular. The first development partners' reaction was to assist Moldova in creating a well-protected legal framework against banking abuses, but the major vulnerabilities of the system, especially linked to the transparency of shareholders in banks, remain unresolved so far. Although the Republic of Moldova seems to have the most restrictive EU legislation in the banking sector, we can not be sure of the stability of the system against new attempts to commit bank fraud, similar to the one that drove the system by stealing the billion, said journalist Victor Ursu in the show "15 minutes of economic realism".

The National Army's budget over time has been modest, ranging from 0.3 to 0.5 percent of GDP. In addition, the Army's contingent staff, with a staff of just over 11,000 staff units including the technical one, is under-funded and the army's equipment and equipment does not reach even 1/3 of the arsenal the army has 14th of the Russian Federation, illegally deployed on the left bank of the Dniester River. This is the opinion expressed by the economist, Iurie Gotisan, in the show "15 minutes of economic realism".

The trade relations of the Republic of Moldova with the Russian Federation entered a deadlock in August 2014 after Chisinau signed the Association Agreement with the EU. In the meantime, Moscow introduced customs duties for Moldovan agri-food products, and then the embargoes came one after the other, and they continue at the present time. Fruit and vegetable deliveries in the Russian Federation are at the mercy of political decisions, and promises by the head of state, Igor Dodon, to restore exports to the Russian market are only rhetorical. This is the opinion expressed by IDIS expert "Viitorul" Ion Tăbârţă during the 15 minutes of economic realism show.

In 2017, we are witnessing a recovery in the construction industry since the crisis last year. In the first two quarters there is an unprecedented revival of the commissioning of the apartments and most probably this year we can reach the number of 8000 apartments - the highest level from the independence of the Republic of Moldova. This is the opinion expressed by the economist IDIS Viitorul, Veaceslav Ionita in the show "15 minutes of economic realism".