A group of shareholders of the commercial bank Moldova-Agroindbank (MAIB) called on the National Bank of Moldova (BNM) to stop what it calls ‘thefts from the bank and banking devaluation’. Such a call was also distributed to the mass media, the document being signed “Shareholders of MAIB”, IPN reports.
“In connection with the revealed information about the multiple cases of abuse and corruption within the administration of MAIB, we, the shareholders of MAIB, ask you to immediately intervene in the created situation so as to prevent thefts from the bank and the devaluation of shares. The bank’s administration avoids providing explanations to the shareholders, ignoring the legal requirements as regards transparency in the current management and strategic principles and methods. According to our information, the bank is regularly involved in laundering large amounts of money. This fact endangers the institution’s reputation and image on the international market,” reads the letter from the shareholders.
The signatories also call upon the central bank to take internal measures to prevent the attempts of the bank’s administration to influence persons holding responsible positions at the BNM by threats, bribery and other illegal methods. They said they possess information abut numerous cases of negotiation and attempts to corrupt officials of the BNM with the aim of promoting the personal interests of the MAIB president Natalia Vrabie. “We hope that measures will be taken to ensure transparency and legality in the actions taken by the bank, especially its president,” says the letter.
Recently, the administration of MAIB issued a communiqué informing that the bank’s managerial bodies and shareholders became the target for new fraudulent acts by a group of persons who act concertedly, being supported by high-ranking officials from state bodies (administrative and judicial) and by the independent registrar “Registru-Corect”. Shortly afterward, the registrar published its own communiqué, denying the accusations made against it.
