IMF mission praises Moldova for its high quality fiscal data and statistical treatment

The mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) found that fiscal data and statistical treatment are of high quality in Moldova, Info-Prim Neo reports, citing a press release from the IMF Resident Representative Office in Chisinau. According to the cited source, Mr. Vincent Marie, IMF Government Finance Statistic Advisor for South East Europe, based at the Centre of Excellence in Finance (CEF) in Ljubljana, worked in Chisinau during January 21-25. The goal of the mission was to assess the environment in which government finance statistics are produced in Moldova and to identify the elements of a work program between CEF and Moldova for 2008. The mission outlined some potential areas for further work and offered, if need may arise, to continue to provide technical assistance in the area of fiscal statistics, through the Centre of Excellence in Finance. Mr. Marie will report his findings and recommendations to the IMF management, which will, in turn, share them with the authorities and other relevant parties. The summary of the final aide-memoire will be posted on the CEF website , and will be made available to interested parties at their request.