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Office of the IMF Resident Representative
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
 

PRESS STATEMENT

IMF TA Mission Concludes Its Work on August 4

 

Mr. Giuseppe Lombardo, Consulting Counsel at the IMF’s Legal Department,
worked in Chisinau during July 30- August 4.

The primary goal of the mission was to identify the technical assistance needs of the main Moldovan authorities involved in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

Mr. Lombardo met with the management and staff of the Center for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption, the Ministry of Interior, the National Bank of Moldova, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the National Securities Commision, the Customs Service, the Intelligence Service, and the Banks Association from Moldova.

Mr. Lombardo will report his findings and recommendations to the Legal Department of the Fund which will, in turn, share them with the authorities and other relevant parties.
 

August 4, 2006