Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Studies:
- Certificat European în Domeniul Bancar (2017-2019), București, România, Institutul Bancar Român
- Diplomă în Politici Economice Aplicate (2015), Viena, Austria, Joint Vienna Institute
- Master în Științe Economice (2015), Academia de Studii Economice din Moldova
- Licențiat în Finanțe & Bănci (2013) și Contabilitatea Finanțelor (2014), Academia de Studii Economice din Moldova
Research domains and responsibilities:
- Mediul de afaceri
- Mediul investițional
- Monitorizare macroeconomică
- Elaborarea, monitorizarea și analiza politicilor publice
- Obligațiuni Municipale
Publications85
State of Country Report 2025

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
Analysis - Electoral promises: between populism and feasibility

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Ecaterina Rusu
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Iurie Gotișan
Expert-Grup Member
Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
Position paper on on the draft Law on Entrepreneurship, unique number 345/MDED/2025

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Investment funds – a basic precondition for accelerating economic growth

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
State of the Country Report 2024
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
Denis Cenușa
Associate Expert
Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Study: Municipal bonds in the Republic of Moldova - results 3 years after the first issuances

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Ecaterina Rusu
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Serghei Merjan
Programme Director, "Public Sector: Economics, Management and Finance"
Study on Political Clientelism in the Management of Public Funds (Updated edition)

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iulian Rusu
Victoria Nemerenco
Opinion note on the fiscal and customs policy for the year 2022

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Tatiana Savva
Auction for voters, at the expense of voters: between populism, feasibility and electoral fantasies

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
White Paper on Good Governance in State-Owned Enterprises

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Sergiu Gaibu
Programme Director, "Financial and Banking Sector"
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Political clientelism and local public investments

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
MEGA, the XXII-nd edition: ”The economy and public finances in 2021: Risks, forecasts and policy recommendations for recovery”

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Tatiana Savva
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
COVID-19 crisis: The state-owned enterprises between uncertainty and opportunities

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Applying Fiscal-Budgetary Instruments to Solve Environmental Issues

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Regulatory cost: How to calculate the fee for issuing environmental permits?

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Municipal bonds – an instrument to develop local communities

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Sergiu Gaibu
Programme Director, "Financial and Banking Sector"
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Tatiana Savva
Recommendations on the fiscal and customs policy for the year 2021

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Budianschi
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Sergiu Gaibu
Programme Director, "Financial and Banking Sector"
Study on Political Clientelism in the Management of Public Funds

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iulian Rusu
Victoria Nemerenco
The banking sector - a part of the solution for consumer loans

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
COVID-19 crisis: how does the Republic of Moldova finance its budget deficit?

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
COVID-19: how to save the national economy and prepare the ground for a post-crisis recovery

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Sergiu Gaibu
Programme Director, "Financial and Banking Sector"
Eurobond: the unknowns behind a successful emission

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
MEGA, the XXIst edition ”Economic growth and public finances during an electoral period: conclusions from 2019 and forecasts for 2020”

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Tatiana Savva
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Real Economy, December 2019, (#60)

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Tatiana Savva
After 3 quarters of 2019, all banks continue to accumulate profit

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Individuals are increasingly interested in bank credit

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
The four banks of systemic importance lead in the banking performance ranking of July 2019

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Banks are discovering a new segment - the physical persons who prove to be more responsible clients

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
MEGA, the XXth edition: ”Economic challenges following political turbulence”

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
Are the banks ready for tightening the monetary policy?

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Real Economy, May 2019, (#59)

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Iurie Morcotîlo
Banking performance ranking, April 2019

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Banking performance ranking, March 2019

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Financial Monitor: Five Development Goals for the National Financial System

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Eugen Ghilețchi
Banking performance ranking, February 2019

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Real Economy, March 2018, special edition (#58)

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Banking performance ranking, January 2019

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Banking performance ranking, December 2018

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Banking performance ranking, November 2018

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Real Economy, december 2018, special edition (#57)

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
MEGA, XIXth edition ”Economy in seatbelts – elections are coming”

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Eugen Ghilețchi
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
Banking performance ranking, October 2018

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Deepening EU-Moldovan Relations: What, why and how? Second edition

Denis Cenușa
Associate Expert
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Tatiana Savva
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
The Financial Monitor ”Four years from the bank fraud: what we have found out during this time”

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Eugen Ghilețchi
Everything about the financial system. Corporate governance - a vital element for bank stability

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Banking performance ranking, September 2018

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Banking performance ranking, August 2018

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Real Economy, September 2018 (#56)

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Banking performance ranking, July 2018

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Banking performance ranking, June 2018

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Everything about the financial system. Corruption Beyond the Public Sector

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Banking performance ranking, may 2018

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Real Economy, June 2018 (#55)

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Everything about the financial system. What is money laundering and how does it affect each of us?

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Banking Performance Ranking, April 2018

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
La Punct. Sistemul financiar: de la transparență la încredere

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Banking performance ranking, March 2018

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
MEGA, XVIIIth edition: Economic perspectives in an electoral year

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Everything about the Banking System. Why It Is Important to Know the Bank Owners?

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Eficiența și transparența sistemului de sănătate din Republica Moldova

Dumitru Budianschi
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Tatiana Savva
What does the kroll investigation tells us about the bank fraud and what is kept secret

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
MEGA, XVIIth edition: Conclusions of the economic year 2017 and forecasts for 2018

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Banking Performance Rating in the Republic of Moldova - Interactive Application (October 2017)

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Banking Performance Rating in the Republic of Moldova

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Citizenship for investment or investment for citizenship?

Denis Cenușa
Associate Expert
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Solutions for Mobilizing Internal Resources for Infrastructure Projects and Country Development: The State Securities Market

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Eugen Ghilețchi
Sergiu Gaibu
Programme Director, "Financial and Banking Sector"
MEGA, XVIth Edition: Mysteries of economic growth after the storm

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Sergiu Gaibu
Programme Director, "Financial and Banking Sector"
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Ratingul transparenței acționarilor băncilor din Moldova, aprilie 2017

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
What factors underpin bank disintermediation and how can we stimulate the lending activity?

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Are the sanctions envisioned by law enough to deter the bank’s improper behaviour?

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Another angle of the pension system reform: how can the private pension system boost financial system development?

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
How can we stimulate the lending activity and bring back trust in the bank-customer relationship?

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
How we can reform the deposit guarantee scheme - a solution for increasing confidence in the banking system

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Economic recovery of 2016 - 2017 - sustainable path or iceberg effect?

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Ana Popa
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
Deepening the EU-RM relations: What, Why and How?

Ana Popa
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
The bank recovery and resolution law. Bank recapitalization regime (bail-in) and state guarantee

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Analysis of Expenditures for Health Protection in the Republic of Moldova

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
POSITION NOTE on Converting into State Debt the Emergency Loans Granted by NBM in 2014/2015 to Certain Commercial Banks

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Monitoring report on the implementation of the Priority Reform Action Roadmap

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Natan Garștea
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Rating of bank shareholders' transparency in Moldova, as of 31 July 2016

Natan Garștea
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Financial Monitor #2: analysis of main reforms undertaken in Moldova's financial sector (April - July 2016)

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Economic risks faced by Transnistrian region in 2016-2017 (RER #4, July 2016)

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
MEGA XIV: In the aftermath of the banking fraud (Q2-2016)

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Ana Popa
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Iurie Morcotîlo
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Transparency and shareholders' quality rating for Moldovan banks

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
The Roadmap for restoring the Moldovan banking industry

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert