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Office of the IMF Resident Representative
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
 

PRESS STATEMENT

IMF Technical Assistance Mission Concludes Its Work
on June 14

Mr. Giuseppe Lombardo, Consulting Counsel at the IMF’s Legal Department, worked in Chisinau during June 12-14.

The primary goal of the mission was to provide legal advice and technical assistance to the Moldovan authorities with reference to anti money laundering matters.

Mr. Lombardo met with the First Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Economy and Trade, the management and staff of the Center for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption and of the National Bank of Moldova, as well as officials from the European Commission’s Delegation to Moldova, the Council of Europe, and the U.S. Embassy in Chisinau.

Mr. Lombardo will report his findings and recommendations to the Legal Department of the Fund, which will provide them to Moldovan authorities.

June 14, 2007