{"id":444823,"date":"2017-11-09T15:12:09","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T15:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=444823"},"modified":"2017-11-09T15:12:09","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T15:12:09","slug":"imf-mission-moldova-warns-delaying-policy-implementation-reaches-staff-level-agreement-additional-22-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/imf-mission-moldova-warns-delaying-policy-implementation-reaches-staff-level-agreement-additional-22-million\/","title":{"rendered":"IMF mission to Moldova warns about delaying policy implementation, reaches staff-level agreement for additional $22 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>On November 7th, a\u00a0mission of experts from the International Monetary Fund <a href=\"https:\/\/imf.md\/press\/pressw\/press-171107.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concluded<\/a> its two weeks visit in Moldova to conduct discussions for the 2017\u00a0Article IV consultations, but also for the 2nd review of the EFF and ECF arrangements (176 million USD programs).<\/p>\n<p>The IMF team found Moldova&#8217;s GDP growth by approx. 3,5% in 2017, an inflation rate exceeding the targets, but also more disciplined fiscal\u00a0policies, revenue overperformance and financial stability due to some cleansing of the financial sector.<\/p>\n<p>The IMF team reportedly reached a staff-level agreement on policies needed to complete the 2nd Review of the undergoing finance program, finding the previously set criteria met and many benchmarks implemented, but with delay:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The program remains broadly on-track with all end-June 2017 performance criteria met by significant margins, and many structural benchmarks implemented, although a number with delays.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The completion of this 2nd Review might make available an additional loan of about 22 million USD if the IMF Management and Executive Board approves the review in late December.<\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging Moldova&#8217;s relative economic and financial stability in 2017, the IMF team projects a favorable outlook for Moldova if certain reforms are conducted or continued:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In the coming years, effective financial intermediation\u2014facilitated by decisive financial sector cleansing\u2014will be a key domestic growth factor, while sustained recovery of external demand in key trading partners will underpin export growth.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The financial experts draw attention that significant risks to Moldova&#8217;s economy remain: <strong><em>political uncertainty given the upcoming parliamentary elections, macro-financial risks related to delays in decisively cleansing the financial sector, and\u00a0risks to raising the sustainable growth rate stemming from the challenge of maintaining reform momentum for an extended period.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mission recommended the Moldovan authorities to use the current momentum for reform on-time in the key domains of fiscal policy, monetary policy an financial stability.<\/p>\n<p>Moldova\u2019s three-year IMF program,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/imf-executive-board-approves-178-7-million-finance-program-moldova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">approved on November 7, 2016<\/a>, is supported by a loan of SDR 129.4 million (about US$176 million, or 75 percent of the Republic of Moldova\u2019s quota), of which SDR 26 million (about US$35 million) have been already disbursed. Two-thirds of the loan is provided under the Extended Credit Facility, which carries a zero interest rate through 2018, a grace period of 5\u00bd years, and a 10-year maturity. The rest of the loan is provided under the Extended Fund Facility, which carries an annual interest rate equal to the SDR basic rate of charge (currently 1.3 percent), and is repayable over 10 years with a 4\u00bd -year grace period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>On November 7th, a\u00a0mission of experts from the International Monetary Fund concluded its two weeks visit in Moldova to conduct discussions for the 2017\u00a0Article IV consultations, but also for the 2nd review of the EFF and ECF arrangements (176 million USD programs). The IMF team found Moldova&#8217;s GDP growth by approx. 3,5% in 2017, an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":444824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-444823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-important-en","tag-important"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>On November 7th, a\u00a0mission of experts from the International Monetary Fund <a href=\"https:\/\/imf.md\/press\/pressw\/press-171107.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concluded<\/a> its two weeks visit in Moldova to conduct discussions for the 2017\u00a0Article IV consultations, but also for the 2nd review of the EFF and ECF arrangements (176 million USD programs).<\/p>\n<p>The IMF team found Moldova&#8217;s GDP growth by approx. 3,5% in 2017, an inflation rate exceeding the targets, but also more disciplined fiscal\u00a0policies, revenue overperformance and financial stability due to some cleansing of the financial sector.<\/p>\n<p>The IMF team reportedly reached a staff-level agreement on policies needed to complete the 2nd Review of the undergoing finance program, finding the previously set criteria met and many benchmarks implemented, but with delay:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The program remains broadly on-track with all end-June 2017 performance criteria met by significant margins, and many structural benchmarks implemented, although a number with delays.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The completion of this 2nd Review might make available an additional loan of about 22 million USD if the IMF Management and Executive Board approves the review in late December.<\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging Moldova&#8217;s relative economic and financial stability in 2017, the IMF team projects a favorable outlook for Moldova if certain reforms are conducted or continued:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In the coming years, effective financial intermediation\u2014facilitated by decisive financial sector cleansing\u2014will be a key domestic growth factor, while sustained recovery of external demand in key trading partners will underpin export growth.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The financial experts draw attention that significant risks to Moldova&#8217;s economy remain: <strong><em>political uncertainty given the upcoming parliamentary elections, macro-financial risks related to delays in decisively cleansing the financial sector, and\u00a0risks to raising the sustainable growth rate stemming from the challenge of maintaining reform momentum for an extended period.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mission recommended the Moldovan authorities to use the current momentum for reform on-time in the key domains of fiscal policy, monetary policy an financial stability.<\/p>\n<p>Moldova\u2019s three-year IMF program,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/imf-executive-board-approves-178-7-million-finance-program-moldova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">approved on November 7, 2016<\/a>, is supported by a loan of SDR 129.4 million (about US$176 million, or 75 percent of the Republic of Moldova\u2019s quota), of which SDR 26 million (about US$35 million) have been already disbursed. Two-thirds of the loan is provided under the Extended Credit Facility, which carries a zero interest rate through 2018, a grace period of 5\u00bd years, and a 10-year maturity. 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