The conference was organized as part of the Twinning project "Strengthening supervision, corporate governance and risk management in the financial sector" financed by the European Union and aimed to bring up the main benefits of the Republic of Moldova's accession to the Single European Payments Area (SEPA), the compliance strategy to the criteria of the European Payments Council, as well as a review of the efforts and progress made in this regard by the Republic of Moldova.

The current inflation forecast, compared to the previous inflation report, has been revised downwards for the first two consecutive quarters and for the last quarter of the comparable period and upwards for the rest of the period.

Today's decision was adopted in the conditions of the transmission of the effects of the previous monetary policy measures and aims to slow down consumer prices.

As of the end of the 3rd quarter of 2022, the offer price for residential property in Chișinău has recorded a decrease for the first time after the increasing trend established since the 1st quarter of 2020

The National Committee on Financial Stability held its ordinary meeting on September 26, 2022 to examine issues related to the current situation of the component parts of the financial system.

The members of the Committee analyzed the current situation of the banking, insurance, and non-bank lending sectors, as well as the actions to mitigate the risks in the supervised sectors, undertaken by the National Bank of Moldova and the National Commission for Financial Markets.

In September 2022, new loans extended  by banks totaled MDL 3,892.3 million, decreasing by 13.1% compared to September 2021.

In September 2022, the currency in circulation (M0) amounted to MDL 31,065.8 million, decreasing by MDL 645.7 million (2.0%) compared to December 2021 

In September 2022, the monetary base increased by MDL 2,988.6 million (4.4%) compared to the previous month and amounted to MDL 71,668.3 million, being by 25.4% higher than in the similar period of the previous year.

This was the generic of the panel discussion organized by the National Bank of Moldova in partnership with the CFA Society Romania within the Financial Education Project Generation I.

The Governor of the National Bank of Moldova, Octavian Armașu, have held discussions with Lorenzo Tomassoni, the Italian Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova.

The financial education event “The Road of Money” has reached its 4th edition and is organized by the National Bank of Moldova (BNM) within the project “Learn! Give sense to money”.

The Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), Octavian Armașu, had a meeting with the Director of the Center of Excellence in Finances (CEF), based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Jana Repanšek.

The Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), Octavian Armașu, and Deputy Governors, Constantin Șchendra and Arcadie Albul, together with the Minister of Finance, Dumitru Budianschi and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Ion Gumene, participated in the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, held in Washington D.C., USA, between 10-16 October 2022.

The National Bank of Moldova has announced the licensed banks what will be the amounts, tranches, deadlines and form of payment of their contributions to the bank resolution fund, to be paid until the end of 2023.

According to preliminary data, the gross external debt of the Republic of Moldova decreased insignificantly by 0,9% as compared to the end of 2021 and totaled US$ 8 687,24 million as of 06/30/2022, which is 60,9% as a ratio to GDP (-3,2 p.p. as against 12/31/2021).

According to preliminary data, the net international investment position recorded US$ -5 840,94 million as of 06/30/2022 (or -41,0% as a ratio to GDP), 11,9 % more as compared to the end of 2021.

According to preliminary data, in Quarter II, 2022, the current account of the balance of payments recorded a deficit of US$ 441,63 million, the capital account registered a negative balance amounting to US$ 1,65 million, and the financial account recorded a net capital inflow of US$ 465,79 million.

According to preliminary data, in Quarter II, 2022, the current account of the balance of payments recorded a deficit of US$ 441,63 million, the capital account registered a negative balance amounting to US$ 1,65 million, and the financial account recorded a net capital inflow of US$ 465,79 million. As of 06/30/2022, the international investment position amounted to US$ -5 840,94 million, while the gross external debt totaled US$ 8 687,24 million.

In August 2022, new loans extended by banks totaled MDL 3,892.8 million, decreasing by 3.3% compared to August 2021.

In August 2022, the monetary base  increased by MDL 2,986.8 million (4.5%) compared to the previous month and constituted MDL 68,679.8 million, being by 19.5% higher than in the similar period of the previous year.

The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) is currently drafting the secondary regulatory framework necessary for the implementation of European directives on payment services on the internal market (PSD2). Thus, in the next period, a series of draft normative acts will be proposed for public consultation.

In August 2022, the currency in circulation (M0) amounted to MDL 31,053.5 million, decreasing by MDL 658.0 million (2.1%) compared to December 2021