The Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), Anca Dragu, together with the members of the Executive Board of the NBM, had a meeting with the Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation, Jānis Mažeiks.
During the meeting, there were discussed topics related to the financial-banking sector of the Republic of Moldova, as well as actions aimed at fulfilling the criteria for accession to the EU.
“The NBM is determined to contribute to the process of European integration, and the application to join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) clearly shows this,” the NBM Governor stressed.
Anca Dragu reiterated that the integrity, independence, transparency and accountability of the central bank are key elements of her mandate.
The Governor of the NBM mentioned that the support of the European Union is important and the NBM will make greater efforts in the European path of the Republic of Moldova. In particular, the EU assistance to the Twinning project “Strengthening supervision, corporate governance and risk management in the financial sector” of the Republic of Moldova was highlighted.
Furthermore, the head of the central bank expressed hope that the prospects for cooperation with the EU will be expanded in several dimensions, such as: improving the supervisory and regulatory framework of the banking and non-banking sector, bank resolution, the research area and others.
Details on the external technical cooperation of the NBM with development partners at the link: https://www.bnm.md/en/content/external-technical-cooperation .
