## IMF Staff Completes Visit to Moldova

_IMF News, October 9, 2019_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: October 9, 2019

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### Mission overview
- Mission leader: Ruben Atoyan.
- Location and dates: Chişinău during October 2–8, 2019.
- Publication date: October 9, 2019.
- Nature of statement: End-of-Mission press release conveying preliminary findings of IMF staff; views are those of IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board.
- Outcome: Mission will not result in a Board discussion.

### Key findings and discussions
- The IMF staff team "commend the authorities for taking decisive actions to bring the IMF-supported program back on track and advancing reforms."
- Constructive discussions were held on:
  - Recent economic developments.
  - Policies to maintain macroeconomic and fiscal stability.
  - Policy priorities and financing for the 2020 budget.
- Continued work: "Discussions on measures and reforms to support the fiscal policy package for 2020 will continue in the period ahead, including during the upcoming IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C."

### Program background and financing
- The IMF-supported program referenced: "The three-year arrangements under the Extended Fund Facility and the Extended Credit Facility, in a total amount of about US$178.7 million, were approved on November 7, 2016."
- Program aim: "It aims to support Moldova’s economic and financial reform program."

### Press and media contact
- IMF Communications Department, MEDIA RELATIONS.
- Press officer: Gediminas Vilkas.
- Phone: +1 202 623-7100
- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org
- Social: @IMFSpokesperson

*Source: IMF press release "IMF Staff Completes Visit to Moldova", October 9, 2019.*

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## References

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