The IMF Executive Board completed on December 17, 2024, the sixth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and Extended Fund Facility (EFF)[1] and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), for the Republic of Moldova. This allows for a total disbursement of SDR 122.2 million (about $162.6 million) under both programs, usable for budget support. This brings Moldova’s total disbursements under the ongoing program arrangements to about $810.2 million. Following the Executive Board discussion, Mr. Kenji Okamura, Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair made...

On December 6, 2024, Minister of Finance Victoria Belous represented the Republic of Moldova at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB), held in Istanbul, Turkey, in her capacity as Governor of the BSTDB on behalf of the Republic of Moldova. The event marked 25 years since the start of the Bank's operational activities and brought together high-level representatives from the 11 member states, partner institutions, and international organizations. The meeting was an important platform for assessing the Bank's activities and...