The National Bank of Moldova published an update on Governor Anca Dragu’s bilateral meeting in Brussels with Adrienn Király, Director for Eastern Neighbourhood and Turkey at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST), focused on Moldova’s financial-sector reforms in the context of EU integration. The discussion covered recent macroeconomic developments, including inflation remaining within the target range of 5% ± 1.5 percentage points and a monetary policy stance aimed at maintaining medium-term price stability. It also reviewed progress in strengthening the National Bank of Moldova’s independence and governance, the implementation status of the Reform Agenda under the EU-supported Growth Plan for the Republic of Moldova, modernisation of payments infrastructure including SEPA integration and ongoing development of the MIA instant payments system, and alignment of national financial regulation and supervision with EU legislation, including the National Bank of Moldova’s objective to obtain EU recognition of equivalence for Moldova’s banking prudential framework.
National Bank of Moldova 2026-04-23
National Bank of Moldova meets European Commission to advance EU-aligned financial reforms, SEPA integration and prudential equivalence
The National Bank of Moldova reported on a Brussels meeting between Governor Anca Dragu and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood on Moldova’s financial-sector reforms for EU integration. Discussions covered macroeconomic conditions and monetary policy, central bank independence and governance, implementation of the EU-supported Reform Agenda, payments modernisation including SEPA integration and the MIA instant payments system, and alignment of financial regulation and supervision with EU legislation, including the goal of EU equivalence for Moldova’s banking prudential framework.