Return migration is one of the types of contemporary migration, gaining momentum in many countries of the world as a result of frequent economic, political and social conjunctural changes that have influenced migration as a phenomenon. As part of the migration process, return migration has been less studied, given the low intensity of this form of migration and the difficulty of quantifying returned migrants. The return and reintegration of returned migrants, regardless of the reason or the mode of return, is a challenge both for returnees and for the authorities of the receiving countries and requires action plans, well thought-out strategies in order to manage this process effectively and to encourage new flows of returnees. Through this study, the authors wish to analyse the phenomenon of return migration through the prism of its determining factors, to follow the effectiveness of instruments that stimulate the return migration, to analyse the experience of European countries in managing this type of migration as best practices.The use of classical and contemporary human geography research methods will allow the quantitative and qualitative assessment of return migration, the study being based on a sociological survey conducted with returnees following a migration experience.

International migration of the workforce has become a global challenge and is constantly in the spotlight of the world community. Since ancient times, humanity has been on the move. Some people move in search of jobs or economic opportunities, others to join family or to study. Others migrate in response to the negative effects of climate change, natural disasters or environmental factors. Among migration phenomena, an essential role is held by the migration of the young human factor. Today, it is estimated that the number of young people, i.e. people aged between 15 and 24, is around 1.3 billion and account for 15.5 per cent of the global population. (UN, 2020). Migration in general, and that of young people in particular, is one of the current challenges for the developing countries, including the Republic of Moldova. The increasing migration of young people concerns the authorities and civil society, given its effects on the country's human potential and socio-economic development. In this article we aim to study the current trends of the migration process, in particular to address the motivation of young people in Moldova to migrate in order to study abroad.

The objective of this research is to demonstrate the impact of technological, economic and social indicators on productivity and competitiveness through the HARD Matrix method, proposed by the European Commission. The level of economic development of different countries, as well as the degree of diversification and specialization of their world production, determines the degree of integration of national economies in the world economy that differs considerably by country and group of countries. The expansion and amplification of the internationalization process have substantially changed the place and role of each state in the world economy. Due to this process, today's world economy is no longer a simple sum of economies put in contact, but a global-universal system, unitary through the interrelationships between the component subsystems and its extremely heterogeneous structure. In the twenty first-century, the process of amplifying innovation, the net economy, and the Covid 19 pandemic have shaped new trends in the world countries and determined the balance of power between the three great empires of the world – the United States, the European Union, and China. At the same time, there are no similar links between the United States, the European Union and China, they do not share the same culture, do not share the same geographic space, and do not use the same models of economic development, but all of them consider innovation, sophisticated business, technology, safe tools in promoting economic growth and competitiveness.

The objective of this study is to investigate the correlation between some macroeconomic indicators for labor productivity growth. In conditions of the current metamorphosis of the national economy, the identification of factors that contribute to the increase of labor productivity becomes a necessity for the survival of countries on the regional and world scale. The knowledge about these factors and their strategic combination contribute to the increase of productivity, of innovative business, which directly leads to the enhancement of well-being in the world economy. Economic growth in the countries of the world is directly proportional to the labor productivity equation, which is dependent on the number of unknowns expressed by its determinants. From this perspective, the author addresses the aspect of economic growth and the heterogeneity of the factors of increasing labor productivity in both national and global economies using the statistical method of correlating factors. The results of the study showed that investment, export, research, and development are factors that have a direct impact on economic growth, thus being possible to establish the strategies that are effective in the development of various national economies.

Artificial intelligence and its related elements represent a major challenge for the global economy. The Republic of Moldova, being a young state, with a developing economy in the process of European integration, is even more interested in the advantages and challenges that technology and artificial intelligence bring. In this paper, the authors propose to analyze the challenges faced by this field in the Republic of Moldova and which are the areas that need the implementation of AI as a catalyst in their development. Today, the Republic of Moldova faces two main challenges: the war in Ukraine and its negative consequences on our country’s economy and security and the significant effort to align with European standards in the current harsh conditions. In this context, we believe that the correct implementation of artificial intelligence technologies are useful in terms of avoiding errors, stopping fake news, propaganda, increasing the productivity of the human factor and improving the business environment. Considering that just some years ago, the majority of the country’s population was completely unfamiliar with the term artificial intelligence, today, implementing it is a challenge and a necessity, aiming to grow and develop the country.

This article explores Vietnam's remarkable economic rise, examining the stages and main factors that favored the transition from a centralized economy to a free and open one. The paper also highlights the economic and political obstacles that Vietnam faced and the solutions undertaken in the form of reforms with a revealing impact. The state's performance was also analyzed from the point of view of the corresponding macroeconomic indicators, such as GDP, unemployment rate, economic growth and general economic structure, based on which we can estimate the main advances of Vietnam. Moreover, the study includes the assessment of trade and capital flows, emphasizing the overcoming of the trade deficit and the expansion of foreign direct investment. Therefore, towards the end, Vietnam's positions in the international rankings provided by International Economic Organizations and Reports are also included, which reflect certain indications to the state's population, external economies and representatives of the business environment. So, the article provides a comprehensive answer to the causes of the "Vietnamese economic miracle" and how the country managed to overcome the lowest levels of development and become one of the most dynamic economies in Southeast Asia