In the first quarter of 2023, Moldova received external government loans worth $183.6 million (the equivalent of 3.51 billion lei), which is $80.3 million (77%) more than in the same period in 2022.
As noted in the materials of the Ministry of Finance, at the same time, in the structure of the inflow of external government loans in the form of funds by type of creditors, the largest share belongs to multilateral creditors. In particular, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development transferred the largest amount of loans to Moldova in January-March 2023 - $148.1 million (80.7% of the total amount). It is followed by: International Monetary Fund - $27.8 million (15.1% of the total), International Development Association (IDA) - $6.6 million (3.6%), FIDA - $0.6 million (0.4 %); International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - $0.4 million (0.2%), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) - $0.03 million (0.02%). As for the structure of external loans by areas, out of the total volume for the implementation of projects financed from external sources, in the first quarter of 2023, $155.8 million (the equivalent of 2 billion 978.3 million lei) was received, or 84.9% of total amount, and to support the state budget - $27.8 million (equivalent to 532.9 million lei), which is 15.1% of the total inflow of new external loans in the specified period. // 12.07.2023 — InfoMarket.
