The Minister of Finance, Octavian Armaşu, and the Governor of the National Bank of Moldova, Sergiu Cioclea, are taking part in the regional conference “Reaccelerating convergence in Central Eastern and Southeastern Europe [1]” in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The meeting discusses the need to accelerate the structural reforms in order to support economic growth, strengthen state institutions and improve governance in the countries of the region.
At the conference, Octavian Armaşu and Sergiu Cioclea had bilateral meetings with Christine Lagarde, IMF’s Managing Director, Poul Thomsen, Director of the IMF’s European Department, and Anthony de Lannoy, Moldova’s Executive Director in the IMF. The officials discussed about the progress made in the implementation of Moldova’s Program with the IMF and about the further steps and challenges.
The IMF Board welcomed the successes achieved by the authorities and underlined the importance of continuing the implementation of the Program reform agenda.
The Dubrovnik conference is held on 10-11 July 2017, with the participation of the Ministers of Finance and the Governors of Central Banks of the Central Eastern and Southeastern Europe.