Commenting on the agreement with the IMF, she drew a parallel with the early 1990s, when reforms in Moldova were also placed under strict oversight by an international organization, noting that the country no longer qualifies for fully concessional financing.
According to the economist, rising energy prices are inevitable, and the ongoing armed conflict in the Persian Gulf will lead to a severe shortage of resources, primarily in Eastern Europe. Moldova is particularly vulnerable, as it has only one connection for receiving natural gas—Romania.
Șelari also criticized the administrative-territorial reform being promoted by the authorities, calling it, in its current form, completely ill-conceived: the goals are unclear, the procedure for merging city halls has not been worked out, and the financing mechanism for the new administrative units has not been defined.
