Anca Dragoo
The seminar was organized by the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) with the aim of creating a platform for strategic dialogue on financial and economic issues arising on Moldova’s path towards EU accession. The event brought together high-level officials from Moldova and the EU, representatives of international financial institutions and economic experts.
In her welcoming remarks, Maria Luis Albuquerque stressed the special role of stabilizing Moldova’s financial market for the process of its integration into the European Union. In this context, the National Bank of Moldova plays a key role, promoting reforms in the financial services sector, free movement of capital and monetary policy, she said. Digitalization, innovations and modernization of the payment infrastructure, including by joining the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), gradually integrate the Moldovan economy into the European financial space.
Among the central topics to be discussed during the seminar are the adjustment of the financial sector to European standards and strengthening of the prudential supervision system, modernization of agriculture and rural finance through innovative instruments, energy security and sustainable investments oriented towards a green transition, development of small and medium-sized enterprises by increasing competitiveness and stimulating innovation, as well as capital market integration and digital transformation.
“Through open dialog and international cooperation, we can accelerate reforms that bring stability, transparency and sustainable growth,” said Anca Dragu, Governor of the NBM. – The financial system plays a central role in this process. It can turn integration ambitions into a reality favorable to citizens and the business environment”.
