In Moldova has been approved a mechanism for considering investments in areas that are important for state security.
The parliament adopted the corresponding law in the second reading. Its purpose is to protect and increase the transparency of investments made in areas important to national security. The bill defines areas important for state security, conditions for investment activities in these areas, their powers and state supervision mechanisms. The document establishes the types of investment activities or transactions in areas important for state security, restrictions on their implementation. It also defines the powers of the Council for the Promotion of Investment Projects Important to State Security - a collegial body created to study investment projects in areas important to public security, their promotion, monitoring and evaluation. According to the chairman of the commission on economy, budget and finance Dumitru Alaiba, the bill is of great importance for the economy and security of our country. “We want to create a mechanism to validate investments in strategic areas to protect infrastructure and the economy from dirty money and security risks,” he said. Among the security risks, the authors name the practice of unfair competition, the conditioning of infrastructure projects, the monopolization of sectors of national interest, such as energy, etc. //11.11.2021 — InfoMarket.
