An IMF staff visit - a working mission rather than a formal program review - led by Ruben Atoyan will visit Chișinău during September 13-20, IPN reports, with reference to a press statement of Volodymyr Tulin, IMF Resident Representative in the Republic of Moldova.

The purpose of the visit is to update staff on the macroeconomic situation and discuss fiscal, monetary and other policies in the context of the existing Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangements for the Republic of Moldova.

Such staff visits are standard practice in program cases outside of the formal cycle of program reviews

The last IMF mission paid a working visit to Moldova during July 17-21 last year. This was led by Ben Kelmanson and didn’t conduct a formal program review.