Anca Dragu was appointed Governor of the National Bank of Moldova by the Decision of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova of 22 December 2023, following an impressive career in Romania, as well as at the European and international level.

She is the first woman to hold the position of Governor of the National Bank of Moldova, with 27 years of professional experience in the economic, financial and banking, and public sectors. She was also the first woman in Romania to hold the mandate of President of the Senate (2020-2021), and the second woman in Romania's history to serve as Minister of Public Finance (2015-2017).

Anca Dragu started her career at the National Bank of Romania (1996-2001), as an economist, after graduating from the Faculty of Finance and Banking of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (1996). She specialised in international economics at George Washington University (1999-2000), and in 2007 she obtained a Master's degree in public policy and European integration from the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), followed by a PhD in economics from Bucharest University of Economic Studies (2010), where she defended the paper on “Mechanisms for ensuring financial stability at the international level”.

Anca Dragu also worked for more than ten years as an economist in the local and regional office of the International Monetary Fund (2001-2013), then continued her career at the European Commission, in the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission (DG ECFIN), as an economic analyst (2013 - 2015) and advisor to the Deputy Director-General (2017 - 2019). From 2019 to 2020, Anca Dragu was Deputy Director-General and member of the Board of Directors of a company in the energy sector.

At the same time, part of her career is dedicated to academic activity. Thus, since 2018, Anca Dragu is an associate professor at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, as well as at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) and Entrepreneurship Academy (Bucharest, Romania), where she teaches macroeconomics and finance.

She is the author of several scientific publications and economic analyses.

Scientific publications:

• Anca Dragu (2023), “Economia României, încotro?” in the collective volume “Secolul XXI sub lupa expertelor - Diplomație, Securitate, Comunicare strategică, Feminism, Drept și Economie”, Publishing house ISPRI, ISBN 978-630-6523-10-8
• Anca DRAGU (2023), “Turcia: de la imperiu la hiperinflație” in the collective volume “Turcia la centenar. Quo Vadis? Geopolitică, economie, provocări interne și externe”, Publishing House of the Institute of Political Science and International Relations “Ion I.C. Brătianu”,
• Anca DRAGU, “Războiul în era globalizării” (2023), in the collective volume “Războiul. Consecințele invaziei rusești din Ucraina la nivel global, european, românesc”, Cluj University Press, ISBN 978-606-37-1844-1,
• Anca DRAGU (2019), “Politici și instrumente financiare pentru o economie sustenabilă, verde, inteligentă și incluzivă”, in the collective volume “Energia. Concepte și instrumente operaționale”, Publishing House Club Romania, ISBN 979-606-94561-6-3,
• Andreas BREITENFELLNER, Anca DRAGU (PALIU), Peter PONTUCH (2013), “Labour costs passthrough, profits and rebalancing in vulnerable Member States”, Quarterly Report on the Euro Area, Volume 12 No 3, European Commission,
• Anca PALIU, John RALYEA (2012), “Boosting Growth through Reforms of State-Owned Enterprises” IMF, Country Report, No 12/291,
• Anca PALIU, lonuț DUMITRU, “Turning Romanian State-Owned Enterprises into Growth Promoters”,
• Sudharshan CANAGARAJAH, Martin BOWBRIDGE, Anca Dana PALIU, lonuț DUMITRU, (2012), "The Challenges to Long Run Fiscal Sustainability in Romania", World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No 5927,
• Gabriela Victoria ANGHELACHE and Anca Dana DRAGU, (2010) “International Financial Market during Global Crisis”, International Symposium “The Necessity of Economic and Social Reform in Romania in the Context of Global Crisis”, Published by Artiflex, 978-973-7631-71-8,
• Gabriela Victoria ANGHELACHE and Anca Dana DRAGU, (2010), “Overview on the international financial market evolution during the current global crisis”, Romanian Statistical Review No 6/2010, ISSN 1018- 046x , CNCSIS category B+,
• Gabriela Victoria ANGHELACHE and Anca Dana DRAGU (2010), “Main Elements of Financial Stability in Selected Countries”, Romanian Statistical Review No 6/2010,                                  ISSN 1018-046X, CNCSIS category B+,
• Gabriela Victoria ANGHELACHE and Anca Dana DRAGU, (2010), “Analysis of Banks' Business Model based on funding sources and revenues' structure” Romanian Statistical Review No 6/2010, ISSN 1018-046x, CNCSIS category B+,
• Gabriela Victoria ANGHELACHE and Anca Dana DRAGU, (2010) “Banks Vulnerabilities during Global Crisis” Romanian Statistical Review No 6/2010, ISSN 1018-046X, CNCSIS category B+,
• Graeme JUSTICE and Anca PALIU, (2006), “Real Convergence Prospects” Romania: Selected Issues and Statistical Annex; IMF Country Report 06/169, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC.

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