Pursuant to Law No.202/2017 on the activity of banks, the Executive Board of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) has established, according to the Methodology for the identification of systemically important institutions (O-SII) in the Republic of Moldova [1], the banks that are Other Systemically Important Institutions (O-SII) from the Republic of Moldova:
- BC „MAIB” S.A.
- BC „Moldindconbank” S.A.
- OTP Bank S.A.
- B.C. „Victoriabank” S.A.
For the above-mentioned banks identified as O-SII, the respective O-SII buffer rates were set as follows:
- 1.5% for BC ”MAIB” S.A.
- 1.0% for BC ”Moldindconbank” S.A.
- 0.5% for OTP Bank S.A.
- 0.5% for B.C. ”Victoriabank” S.A.
The decision on O-SII buffer rates is based on the actual Methodology, aiming to identify systemically important institutions and mitigate systemic risk. The frequency of the O-SII buffer rates revisions carried out by the NBM is at least annually.
The Decision of the Executive Board of NBM No.85 of April 08, 2026, regarding the establishment of banks that are Other Systemically Important Institutions from the Republic of Moldova and the respective O-SII buffer rates shall enter into force at the date of publishing in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova (No.170-172 of April 16, 2026, Art.305).