On 23 October 2017, the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) was visited by Jason Brett Pellmar, Regional Manager for Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group.
This was the first visit of Jason Brett Pellmar to Moldova after taking office on 01 September 2017. During the meeting with the Governor of the NBM, Sergiu Cioclea and the Deputy Governor, Cristina Harea, Jason Brett Pellmar confirmed the interest of the International Finance Corporation to support the private investments in the Republic of Moldova, including in the financial-banking sector.
The officials discussed the investment opportunities in the Moldovan commercial banks and the necessary conditions for the International Finance Corporation participation in their capital.
The parties agreed to maintain a continuous dialogue in order to track the evolution of events in banks identified as being attractive for the International Finance Corporation.