Pavel Filip: Lack of agreement with IMF made disappearance of US$1billion possible

The absence of an agreement with the International Monetary Fund in 2011 made the disappearance of the US$1 billion possible, Prime Minister Pavel Filip said in the talk show “Fabrika” on Publika TV channel, IPN reports.

“If we had had an agreement with the IMF in 2011, the US$1 billion wouldn’t have been stolen because the money would have been monitored. From this viewpoint, it is very important to have such an accord,” said the Premier.

Pavel Filip noted that an agreement with the IMF is first of all needed for unblocking external financing, including the loan promised by the Government of Romania. “In Bucharest, I discussed the unlocking of the agreement to lend €150 million. Moldova wil receive the first tranche before it concludes an agreement with the IMF. These are conditions aimed at making us to pursue actions, reforms. The other foreign partners impose the same conditions on us. I discussed with the U.S. and the EU ambassadors in Chisinau. I hope the IMF mission will come to Chisinau next month. An agreement with the IMF is important not only for receiving money from the Fund, but also for unblocking the European financing,” he staid.

The Prime Minister also said that he will concentrate his efforts on the recovery and support for the business sector. “I will meet with representatives of a number of industries. I want to see what problems they face and to check if there are reserves. We can find a solution acceptable to everyone and can agree what the state should do to protect the producers. We must see if these protection measures can ultimately lead to the optimization of costs,” he said.

As to the moratorium imposed on inspections at companies, Pavel Filip said it’s not the case to allow the economic entities to relax and do what they want. “Immediately afterward, we will see who made mistakes and these will be punished. There just won’t be abusive inspections that will distract them from their daily activity,” he stated. .

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