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IMF DISBURSES $12 MILLION TRANCHE TO FIGHT POVERTY 
IN MOLDOVA

Chisinau, February 27 (INFOTAG, with some editing by IMF).

The International Monetary Fund has disbursed (on 23 Feb.)
to the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) another $12
million tranche from the three-year loan under the Poverty Reduction and
Growth Facility (PRGF).

With an account of this tranche, the NBM's currency reserves have
reached $232 million, of which $66 million are net reserves.

Under the new arrangement, the Moldovan Government and National
Bank have a possibility to receive from the International Monetary
Fund and World Bank credits on more advantageous terms, as PRGF loans
carry an annual interest rate of only 0.5 percent, are repayable over
10 years with a 5.5 year grace period in principal payments.

Moldova became an IMF member in August 1992. Its quota there
equals to SDR 123.2 million ($159 million).

BANCA NATIONALA A MOLDOVEI A OBTINUT DE LA FMI O NOUA
TRANSA, IN VALOARE DE $12 MLN.


Fondul Monetar International (FMI) a acordat (la 23 feb.) Bancii Nationale a Moldovei
o noua transa de $12 mln. dintr-un credit. Aceste mijloace FMI le acorda in cadrul
unui nou program pe trei ani de eradicare a saraciei si sprijinire a cresterii economice (PRGF).

Veronica Bacalu, viceguvernator al Bancii Nationale, a afirmat ca tinind seama de noua
transa din creditul FMI, rezervele valutare ale Bancii Nationale au ajuns la $232 mln.,
din care rezervele valutare nete constituie $66 mln.

In cadrul unui nou program incheiat cu FMI si BM, Guvernul Moldovei si Banca Nationala
au posibilitatea de a obtine de la aceste organisme financiare credite in conditii mai avantajoase
(PRGF are un termen de amortizare de 10 de ani la o dobanda de 0,5 la suta anual,
cu o perioada de gratie de 5,5 ani).
Anterior, Moldova obtinea credite de la FMI la dobinzi de 4-7 la suta anual.

Republica Moldova a devenit membru al FMI la 12 august 1992.
Cota sa constituie 123,2 mln. drepturi speciale de imprumut, ceea ce echivaleaza cu $159 mln.

INFOTAG (cu o redactare din partea oficiului FMI)