The governor of the National Bank of Moldova Sergiu Cioclea is a very good specialist and he is being prepared for another post, Speaker Andrian Candu stated in the November 23 sitting of Parliament when the draft decision concerning Cioclea’s resignation was examined, IPN reports.

“Given that Mister Cioclea is a very good specialist and he returned to the country to actually help the Republic of Moldova, I want to tell you that we are preparing him for another post or position, at home or abroad,” stated the Speaker, without providing details.

The comment was made when Liberal MP Valerian Bejan asked why nothing was done to persuade Sergiu Cioclea to remain in office if he is such a professional.

His colleague Grigore Cobzac asked what the real reasons for the leaving of Cioclea are and if pressure wasn’t exerted on the governor. In response, Andrian Candu made reference to the resignation tendered by the governor, which invokes personal reasons.

Communist MP Oleg Reidman said the Communists didn’t support the appointment of Sergiu Cioclea as governor. The measures taken by the governor and his team will be felt in several months and some of the negative tendencies are already seen.

Socialist MP Vladimir Golovatiuc said the situation in the banking-financial sector was stabilized, but this stabilization is artificial. The rate of inflation is expected to soon rise to over 7%. However, Sergiu Cioclea is a professional, but he didn’t have sufficient time at his disposal.

Earlier this week, Sergiu Cioclea announced his resignation from the post of governor of the National Bank of Moldova as of November 30. He noted his decision was based on personal reasons. “For me, the post of governor hasn’t been actually a position. I set the goal of serving at the National Bank as long as it is needed to strengthen the banking system and to take the financial system out of the crisis,” Sergiu Cioclea stated in a press briefing.