Public finance
Moldova must begin a broad fiscal consolidation reform to bring the budget deficit within manageable limits

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Monitoring report on the implementation of the State Property Management Strategy in the field of State-owned Enterprises and Commercial Companies with full or majority state capital

Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Serghei Merjan
Programme Director, "Public Sector: Economics, Management and Finance"
Position paper. Perspectives of local public administration reform

Problematica datoriilor la buget sau cum fortificăm managementul creanțelor bugetare și fiscale

Iurie Gotișan
Expert-Grup Member
Position paper on the draft amendment to the Law on the state budget for 2025 (the “Budget Plus” program)

Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
State-owned companies in Moldova's economy: how much and how do they still matter?

Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
The programs of candidates and candidates for the presidential elections in Moldova 2024: between the distribution of free elephants and realistic promises

Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
'Transparent' public procurement without open data

Serghei Merjan
Programme Director, "Public Sector: Economics, Management and Finance"
How do the public expenditures allocated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs correlate with the assigned staff resources?

Iurie Gotișan
Expert-Grup Member
Results of the Open Budget Survey 2023: The Republic of Moldova recorded significant improvements in budget transparency

Guidebook.Civic participation in the budget process

Călin Negură
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Position paper on the inclusion of the reform of the state companies sector in the National Action Plan for Accession to the European Union 2023-2027

Vitalie Rapcea
Programme Director, "Economic and Environmental Infrastructure"
Partnerships with hassle: analysis of the draft amendment to the PPP law

Vitalie Rapcea
Programme Director, "Economic and Environmental Infrastructure"
Ways to improve fiscal equity and the resilience of natural persons: proposals formulated by the Expert Group in the context of the approval of the draft law to amend the fiscal and customs policy

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Vitalie Rapcea
Programme Director, "Economic and Environmental Infrastructure"
Analysis of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development proposal regarding the new road administration method

Vitalie Rapcea
Programme Director, "Economic and Environmental Infrastructure"
Proposals to improve the nomination and remuneration project for board members of state-owned companies

Ecaterina Rusu
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Institutionalising good governance tools for state-owned enterprises: Governance Code, Regulation on the Nomination and Evaluation of Boards

Ecaterina Rusu
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Start of the reform of state companies! The year 2023 will mark the moment of truth regarding the determination to make systemic reforms in this sector

Vitalie Rapcea
Programme Director, "Economic and Environmental Infrastructure"
One year of IMF Agreement: what were the achievements in 2022 and what should we expect in 2023?

Ecaterina Rusu
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Improving access to information on external assistance

Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
How can the reform of the State Labour Inspectorate help combat undeclared work?

Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Temporary "lifebuoy" or tax evasion and risk of committing acts of corruption? The saga of the entrepreneurial paten

Grigore Vieru
Associate Expert
Commentary on the tax and customs policy for the year 2023 from the perspective of the potential for corruption

Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
Insolvency – the perfect recipe for the embezzlement of public property managed by state companies

Vitalie Rapcea
Programme Director, "Economic and Environmental Infrastructure"
Commentary on the legislative initiative to abolish the duty-free regime in the Republic of Moldova

Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
External Assistance Monitor No 3. How external assistance can be leveraged in the context of the 2022 crises

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dorina Baltag
Ecaterina Rusu
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Victoria Olari
Analysis of the budget program "Development of the rest and recreation infrastructure of the population" in Taraclia de Salcie Village, Cahul district

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Irina Bejan
Președinte, Asociația Băștinașilor din Taraclia de Salcie, Cahul
Report on women's involvement in the decision-making process in Cahul municipality

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Tatiana Seredenco
Directoare executivă, A.O „Azi Cahul”
Analysis of the gender sensitivity of budget indicators on programs in the field of education in the district budget of Cahul

Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
Vitalie Hotnogu
Jurnalist, Ziua de Azi, Cahul
Commentary: About a legislative initiative that risks undermining the efficiency of state-owned companies

Vitalie Rapcea
Programme Director, "Economic and Environmental Infrastructure"
Corruption risks in the field of state controls and entrepreneurial activity

Grigore Vieru
Associate Expert
Corruption risks in customs administration: how the media and civil society can monitor them

Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
5 myths about external debt

Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
„Republic of Moldova needs substantial financial support to address rising poverty risks”. Public appeal to the international community ahead of the donors’ conference in Bucharest

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
The state-owned company sector: risks of corruption and needed reforms

Vitalie Rapcea
Programme Director, "Economic and Environmental Infrastructure"
Three elements for solving the inflation problem

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Four paths to transparency in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Inflation in the Republic of Moldova: causes, vulnerable groups and policy recommendations

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
According to Open Budget Survey 2021, Moldova improved in global rankings on budget accountability

EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE MONITOR NO. 2. Analysis of the main external assistance projects in the last period

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dorina Baltag
Ecaterina Rusu
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
External Assistance Monitor no. 1 "The importance of external financing in times of economic and security crisis"

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dorina Baltag
Ecaterina Rusu
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
Assessing the impact of a possible increase in VAT on agricultural products

Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
MEGA, the XXIII-rd edition: ”The economy in 2022: from recovery to stagflation?”

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Ecaterina Rusu
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Marina Soloviova
Programme Director, "Economic Policy"
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
A new Memorandum with the IMF: what does it mean for Moldova and especially for vulnerable groups

Ecaterina Rusu
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
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
Analiza perspectivelor bugetare pentru anul 2021 în contextul necesităților grupurilor vulnerabile afectate de pandemia COVID-19. Recomandări pentru elaborarea bugetului pentru anul 2022

Tatiana Savva
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
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
Position Note on the initiative of the 'Billion Law' cancellation

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Position Note on a Potential Credit provided by the National Bank of Moldova to the Government

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"
State-owned enterprises: why do they exist and what is their impact on the Economy

Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
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
Electoral promises between populism and constitutional compliance

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Cum organizam participarea în Procesul Bugetar?

Ingredientele participării în procesul bugetar

Tehnicile și formele de participare

Bugetare participativă

Cunoștințe generale despre Participarea în Procesul Bugetar
Eurobond: the unknowns behind a successful emission

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Between illusory justice, political tactics and attacks on the independence of the central bank. Opinion on the initiative to redistribute some of the NBM profits for partial coverage of the "stolen billion"

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Clientelismul politic în alocarea resurselor publice din Bugetul de Stat către autoritățile publice locale

The Financial Monitor ”Four years from the bank fraud: what we have found out during this time”

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Eugen Ghilețchi
Non-observed economy and corruption: links and consequences

Iurie Morcotîlo
La Punct: Why corruption negatively affects the intention to pay taxes?

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Everything about the financial system. Corruption Beyond the Public Sector

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Everything about Boards of Directors. How does political favoritism manifest itself in the management of state-owned companies?

Eugen Ghilețchi
La Punct. Sistemul financiar: de la transparență la încredere

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
La Punct. Lipsa rapoartelor întreprinderilor de stat: neglijență sau intenție?

Eugen Ghilețchi
What is the Cost and Impact of Corruption in Public Procurement?

Iurie Morcotîlo
Transparency of the expenses of the institution of the President of the Republic of Moldova

Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
Actualizarea cadrului de transparență bugetară din Republica Moldova

Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
Eficiența și transparența sistemului de sănătate din Republica Moldova

Dumitru Budianschi
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Tatiana Savva
Budgetary Expances for Police: How much and how the money are spent?

Iurie Morcotîlo
About the loss of Public Money: Synthesis of Court of Accounts Reports, Semester I 2017

Tatiana Savva
State-owned enterprises La Punct. About the black holes of the Moldovan economy

Eugen Ghilețchi
Priorities in financing the education sector according to the draft State Budget for 2018

State Budget Provisions for 2018 for the Judiciary, Prosecutor's Office, and Penitentiary System

Budget 2018 for Culture - keeping the situation in place

Financing social protection in Moldova through the draft budget 2018

Analysis of the National Public Budget 2018 from the perspective of the youth sector

Principalele aspecte și tendințe ale Bugetului Public Național pentru 2018

Dumitru Budianschi
The cost of corruption in the Republic of Moldova and who covers it

Dumitru Budianschi
Budgetary Adjustments 2017: Main Changes

Iurie Morcotîlo
Public wage bill spending: How much and how well?

Iurie Morcotîlo
Comments on the draft law on amending and completing some legislative acts in order to be brought into line with the provisions of Law no.181 / 2014

Dumitru Budianschi
Efficiency and Transparency of the National Fund for Regional Development

Iurie Morcotîlo
Management of Public Funds: Synthesis of Court of Accounts Reports, Semester II, 2016

Tatiana Savva
Management of Public Funds: Monitoring the Court of Accounts' Judgments for 2016

Tatiana Savva
Republic of Moldova - One Year Without an Institution to Solve Public Procurement Complaints

Iurie Morcotîlo
Position Paper: Guaranteeing Loans to State-Owned Enterprises and Public Property Companies: How to Avoid Budgetary Risks?

Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Is the Introduction of Mass Tickets an Opening of the "Pandora's box"?

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Assessing the Impact of Corruption on the Good Governance of Chisinau Municipality

Electricity procurement: 3 post-tender scenarios

Denis Cenușa
Associate Expert
The National Committee for Financial Stability – How to Reform It Wisely?

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Studiu de evaluare a datelor deschise în Educație pentru anul 2016

Achizițiile publice în cadrul școlilor profesionale din municipiul Chișinău: raport de evaluare și monitorizare

Iurie Morcotîlo
Achizițiile publice în domeniul lucrărilor de reabilitare a infrastructurii rutiere din mun. Chișinău

Position paper on the Legislative Initiative Regarding the Tax and Capital Amnesty

Developments in the State Budget and State Debt in 2016

Dumitru Budianschi
Notă analitică privind cheltuielile efectuate de Cancelaria de Stat

Transparența bugetară în Instituțiile și Autoritățile Publice Centrale

Dumitru Budianschi
The bank recovery and resolution law. Bank recapitalization regime (bail-in) and state guarantee

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Position note on the transparency and disclosure of information on the economic activity of state-owned enterprises and trading companies from the Republic of Moldova

Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
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
Public Procurement in the Educational System in Chisinau: Evaluation and Monitoring Report

Iurie Morcotîlo
Summary of Court of Auditors Reports in the First Half of 2016: Problems in the Management of the Forestry Fund, Health Care and Financial Management of State Enterprises

Tatiana Savva
Report on the impact of recent fiscal reforms

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Analysis of budget expenses for the national defence (2016

Iurie Morcotîlo
Budget Transparency Index 2015 - Moldova's position in the world rankings

Tatiana Savva
How well the public funds were managed in Q1-2015

Tatiana Savva
Budget Rectification for 2015: the disaster will be avoided, but further risks await in 2016

Iurie Morcotîlo
Monitoring report on the execution of Court of Accounts' recommendations in 2014

Tatiana Savva
Impact of macroeconomic’ and banking sector’ problems on Moldova’s Public Budget

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Dumitru Budianschi
Iurie Morcotîlo
How financially transparent is the Road Fund?

Dumitru Budianschi
Serghei Merjan
Programme Director, "Public Sector: Economics, Management and Finance"
Evaluating public spending in the Republic of Moldova

Iurie Morcotîlo
Efficiency of public spending in Moldova's education sector

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Budget Transparency Index in 2015

Dumitru Budianschi
Iurie Morcotîlo
Tatiana Savva
Budget 2015 provisions for social protection of disabled people

Analysis on the budget expenditures in agriculture

Iurie Morcotîlo
Crisis of the public pension system and intervention measures

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Wasting public funds: perception of the Local Authorities

Budget 2015 provisions in the Culture sector

Budget 2015 provisions on the Justice Sector

Budget 2015' provisions for the Defence sector

Budget 2015' provisions for the Youth sector

Budget 2015' provisions for the Education sector

Victoria Vasilescu
Better roads and railways, once the Association Agreement is implemented

The most important 11 updates of the newly adopted Fiscal Policy for 2015

Dumitru Budianschi
Wasting the public money: Court of Accounts reports on Subsidy Fund for agricultural producers and Fund for Energy Efficiency in 2013

Tatiana Savva
Open Data Readiness Assessment in Education in Moldova

Dumitru Budianschi
Tax gap - an invisible reality

Dumitru Budianschi
Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Iurie Morcotîlo
Summary of Court of Auditors Resolutions First Half of 2014

Tatiana Savva
Management of Public Funds: Monitoring the Implementation of the Court of Auditors' Decisions for 2013

Tatiana Savva
Provocările modificărilor la legea finanțelor publice locale asupra finanțării serviciilor sociale

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Transparency in the city of Chișinău

Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
Victoria Vasilescu
Public Acquisitions in Moldova: Problems and Solutions

Dumitru Budianschi
Serghei Merjan
Programme Director, "Public Sector: Economics, Management and Finance"
How the public funds are wasted: Court of Accounts Reports for Q4, 2013

Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
Banca de Economii (Savings Banks of Moldova): The fall of a giant

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
How the public funds are wasted: Reports of Court of Accounts Reports for Q3 2013

Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
Analytical note: Promoting a better financing of the main budget sectors in 2014

Dumitru Budianschi
Victoria Vasilescu
Programme budgeting: Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Agriculture

Analysis of budgetary transparency

Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
How public money are being wasted: synthesis of the Court of Accounts reports published in first and second quarters of 2013

Tatiana Savva
Evolution of general government sector: lessons learned

Dumitru Budianschi
Efficiency and transparency in usage of public forest sector resources

Dumitru Budianschi
How public money are being wasted: synthesis of the Annual Report on the 2011 budget Court of Accounts reports of the Court of Auditors for the 2011 budget

How public money are being wasted: synthesis of the Court of Accounts reports published in third quarter of 2011

Tatiana Savva
Efficiency and transparency in usage of public resources allocated for culture

Dumitru Budianschi
How public money are being wasted: synthesis of the Court of Accounts reports published in the third quarter of 2012

Political clientelism: using public resources as "carrots"?

The Political Clientelism Manifested Through State-Owned Enterprises in the Republic of Moldova

Dumitru Budianschi
Getting beyond judicial pay: a skeptical response to the judicial salary debate

Analytical note on the draft Law on the state budget for 2013: advocacy for better financing of priority sectors

Dumitru Budianschi
The price of solidarity between generations and the optimal model for the pensions system reform

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Efficiency and Transparency in the Use of Public Resources Allocated for Roads

Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
Analysis of the Government of Republic of Moldova report on execution of the 2011 state budget

Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
Assessment of the Budget Process Transparency in Moldova

Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
How public money are being wasted: synthesis of the Court of Accounts reports published in first and second quarters of 2012

An analysis of the draft law for modifying the article 44 from the law on public procurement

An analysis of the degree of implementation of Court of Accounts recommendations in 2011

Efficiency and Transparency in the Use of Agricultural Subsidies Fund

Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
The Analysis of Amendment to the Law of the National Bank of Moldova

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Fiscal Mechanisms for Stimulating Philanthropy

Analytical Note on the draft Law on the State Budget for 2012: Advocacy for Better Financing of Priority Sectors

Dumitru Budianschi
Analysis of the Experience in Implementation of the Social Aid Law

Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
Investigation of Transparency and Economic Efficiency in the Use of the National Health Insurance Company’s Funds

Ana Popa
Efficiency and Transparency in the Use of Environmental Funds

Dumitru Budianschi
Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Moldovan Local Governments' Efficiency: Importance and Key Factors

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Adrian Babin
Analytical Study on Optimal Administrative-Territorial Structure for Republic of Moldova

Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
Policy Priorities for Promotion of the PPP Projects in Transport, Waste, Energy and Water Sectors in 2010-2013

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Ana Popa
Transparency and Efficiency in Using the Roads Fund in Republic of Moldova

Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Tax Amnesty and Zero-Rate Corporate Income in Moldova: Assessing the Potential Impact and Risks

Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
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