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Office of the IMF Resident Representative
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
 

PRESS STATEMENT

IMF TA Mission Concludes Its Work on August 25

An IMF mission team, including Messrs. Kenneth Sullivan, Senior Financial Sector Expert in the Monetary and Financial Systems Department, and Nikoloz Gigineishvili, Economist in the European Department, worked in Chisinau during August 15-25.

The goal of the mission, which worked closely with the leadership and key staff of the Ministry of Finance and of the National Bank of Moldova, was to assist in their efforts to strengthen financial relations between these two institutions, including issues related to the financial organization of the central bank.

As is customary with IMF technical missions, the conclusions of the mission will be reviewed by experts at Fund headquarters, and a finalized report will then be provided to the authorities.

August 25, 2006