The National Bank of Moldova published an update on First Deputy Governor Petru Rotaru’s participation in the regional “PROTECTOR – Safe Business” conference hosted by the National Bank of Romania, where he discussed strengthening the financial security framework and implementing international restrictive measures. Rotaru outlined the central bank’s role in Moldova’s national mechanism for applying restrictive measures, including the blocking of funds and economic resources, and supervision of compliance by banks, non-bank payment service providers, electronic money issuers and other non-bank financial institutions in coordination with relevant national authorities. He also pointed to the increasing complexity of sanctions regimes as a driver for continuous improvements in supervision, inter-institutional cooperation and information sharing, and noted that Moldova’s alignment rate with European Union restrictive measures rose from 64% in 2022 to 89% in 2023 and 91% in 2024. The update also referenced a new Council of Europe MONEYVAL Committee report published on 19 June 2025, which finds significant improvements in preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.
National Bank of Moldova 2025-06-20
National Bank of Moldova highlights its supervision of international restrictive measures and reports EU sanctions alignment rising to 91% in 2024
The National Bank of Moldova reported First Deputy Governor Petru Rotaru's participation in the "PROTECTOR – Safe Business" conference, highlighting efforts to enhance financial security and implement international restrictive measures. Rotaru emphasized the central bank's role in supervising compliance, noting Moldova's alignment with EU sanctions increased to 91% in 2024. A recent MONEYVAL report recognized significant progress in combating money laundering and terrorist financing.