Anca Dragu has been appointed new Governor of the National Bank of Moldova for a 7-year term.
Fifty-eight MPs voted in favor of her appointment at the plenary session on Friday. The opposition called the decision illegal, noting that it will appeal against it in national and international instances, including because, in their opinion, Anca Dragu does not meet the requirements for this position. It is noteworthy that Anca Dragu is a Romanian citizen, and only on December 21 this year, she was granted Moldovan citizenship by a decree issued by Maia Sandu. Anca Dragu's candidacy for the NBM Governor's post was proposed by Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu, who, according to the Law on the National Bank of Moldova, is authorized to nominate candidates for the NBM Governor's post. He said that Anca Dragu has a rich experience in the financial and banking sector, as well as in the field of state policies and EU accession. Anca Dragu worked for more than 15 years at the National Bank of Romania and the IMF, and was Minister of Public Finance in the Romanian government. In 2020, she was elected President of the Romanian Senate. "I am fully confident that Anca Dragu will contribute to enhancing the integrity and independence of the National Bank of Moldova," Igor Grosu emphasized. According to the Law on the National Bank of Moldova, the Governor of the NBM is appointed by the Parliament upon nomination by its Speaker. Candidates for the position of member of the Supervisory Board or of the Executive Committee must have Moldovan citizenship, higher education, good reputation, they must not have a prohibition to hold public office or responsible public office, resulting from a declaratory act of the National Integrity Authority, during the last 5 years there must be no records of negative results of the professional integrity test in the register of professional integrity testing. At the same time, candidates for the position of member of the Supervisory Board shall have at least 10 years of experience in the field of finance, law or audit or hold a scientific or academic position in these fields, and candidates for the position of member of the Executive Committee shall have at least 10 years of experience in the financial or monetary field. Members of the Supervisory Board and members of the Executive Committee are appointed for a 7-year term with the possibility of reappointment. // 22.12.2023 - InfoMarket.
