{"id":447763,"date":"2019-12-05T17:51:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T17:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=447763"},"modified":"2019-12-05T17:55:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T17:55:13","slug":"moldova-will-receive-two-grants-of-about-12-million-dollars-from-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/moldova-will-receive-two-grants-of-about-12-million-dollars-from-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldova will receive two grants of about 12 million dollars from the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

The United States will offer two grants of a total amount of $ 12 million to Moldova, under two previously signed between the USA and Moldova agreements. According to a press release<\/a> of Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Moldova, the money will be offered in the form of technical assistance.<\/p>\n

The first grant<\/strong>\u00a0will supplement the total amount of the Assistance Agreement\u00a0between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of the United States of America for a more efficient and responsible democratic governance, which amounts $ 6.6 million<\/strong>, reaching a total value of $ 50.8 million.<\/p>\n

The main objective<\/em> of the program is to ensure a democratic, efficient and responsible government in the Republic of Moldova, by involving citizens in the decision-making process of the Government, ensuring a more transparent and responsible judiciary, and creating conditions for local public authorities to be more involved in solving citizens’ needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second grant<\/strong> represents a supplement to the Assistance Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of the United States of America for the increase of trade and investments in key sectors, which adds up $ 5.4 million<\/strong>, reaching a total value of $ 48,4 million.<\/p>\n

The objective<\/em> of the program is to increase competitiveness, improve the business climate and the regulatory framework, to increase access to finance, to improve the skills of the workforce and to fight corruption.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recently, the US Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Dereck J. Hogan,\u00a0emphasised<\/a>\u00a0that external partners want to see a Government implementing reforms, otherwise the country will be lacking financial support.\u00a0\u201cWe want the current Government to continue implementing reforms in the same way. External partners insist on continuing to implement reforms. If external partners, including the US, will not see progress, of course we will stop funding,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>the ambassador said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>The United States will offer two grants of a total amount of $ 12 million to Moldova, under two previously signed between the USA and Moldova agreements. According to a press release of Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Moldova, the money will be offered in the form of technical assistance. The first grant\u00a0will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":447764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[449,35,27,486],"class_list":["post-447763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","tag-assistance","tag-important","tag-moldova","tag-usa"],"content_social_share":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

The United States will offer two grants of a total amount of $ 12 million to Moldova, under two previously signed between the USA and Moldova agreements. According to a press release<\/a> of Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Moldova, the money will be offered in the form of technical assistance.<\/p>\n

The first grant<\/strong>\u00a0will supplement the total amount of the Assistance Agreement\u00a0between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of the United States of America for a more efficient and responsible democratic governance, which amounts $ 6.6 million<\/strong>, reaching a total value of $ 50.8 million.<\/p>\n

The main objective<\/em> of the program is to ensure a democratic, efficient and responsible government in the Republic of Moldova, by involving citizens in the decision-making process of the Government, ensuring a more transparent and responsible judiciary, and creating conditions for local public authorities to be more involved in solving citizens’ needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second grant<\/strong> represents a supplement to the Assistance Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of the United States of America for the increase of trade and investments in key sectors, which adds up $ 5.4 million<\/strong>, reaching a total value of $ 48,4 million.<\/p>\n

The objective<\/em> of the program is to increase competitiveness, improve the business climate and the regulatory framework, to increase access to finance, to improve the skills of the workforce and to fight corruption.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recently, the US Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Dereck J. Hogan,\u00a0emphasised<\/a>\u00a0that external partners want to see a Government implementing reforms, otherwise the country will be lacking financial support.\u00a0\u201cWe want the current Government to continue implementing reforms in the same way. External partners insist on continuing to implement reforms. If external partners, including the US, will not see progress, of course we will stop funding,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>the ambassador said.<\/p>\n

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