Public finance
State-Owned Companies: Inquiry Committee Report Confirms a Worrying Diagnosis and Proposes an Action Plan That Can No Longer Be Postponed

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Moldova must launch 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 for State-Owned Enterprises and Companies with Fully or Majority State Capital

Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Serghei Merjan
Programme Director, "Public Sector: Economics, Management and Finance"
Position Paper: Prospects for Local Public Administration Reform

The Problem of Debts to the Budget, or How to Strengthen the Management of Budgetary and Tax Receivables

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"
How Much and How Do State-Owned Companies Still Matter in Moldova's Economy?

Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Programmes of the 2024 Moldovan presidential candidates: between handing out 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 Public Expenditures Allocated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs Correlate with Staffing Resources?

Iurie Gotișan
Expert-Grup Member
Open Budget Survey 2023 Results: Moldova Records Significant Improvements in Budget Transparency

Guide. 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"
Troubled Partnerships: Analysis of the Draft Law Amending the PPP Legislation

Vitalie Rapcea
Programme Director, "Economic and Environmental Infrastructure"
Ways to improve tax fairness and the resilience of individuals: Expert-Grup proposals in the context of reviewing the draft law amending tax 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's Proposal on a New Way of Administering Roads

Vitalie Rapcea
Programme Director, "Economic and Environmental Infrastructure"
Proposals for improving the draft on nominating and remunerating members of state-owned company boards

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 state-owned enterprise reform! 2023 will be the moment of truth for the determination to carry out 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"
A Temporary “Lifebuoy” or Tax Evasion and a Risk of Corruption? The Saga of the Entrepreneur’s Patent

Grigore Vieru
Associate Expert
Commentary on the 2023 Fiscal and Customs Policy from the Perspective of Corruption Potential

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

Vitalie Rapcea
Programme Director, "Economic and Environmental Infrastructure"
Comment 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 programme “Development of the Recreation and Leisure Infrastructure for the Population” in Taraclia de Salcie, Cahul District

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Irina Bejan
Președinte, Asociația Băștinașilor din Taraclia de Salcie, Cahul
Monitoring Report on Women's Involvement in Decision-Making in Cahul Municipality

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Tatiana Seredenco
Directoare executivă, A.O „Azi Cahul”
Gender-Sensitivity Analysis of Programme Budgeting Indicators in Education in the Cahul District Budget

Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
Vitalie Hotnogu
Jurnalist, Ziua de Azi, Cahul
Commentary: On a Legislative Initiative That Risks Undermining the Efficiency of State-Owned Companies

Vitalie Rapcea
Programme Director, "Economic and Environmental Infrastructure"
Corruption Risks in State Inspections and Business 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
State-Owned Enterprise Sector: Corruption Risks and Necessary 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 recent external assistance projects

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 Conditions 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 VAT Increase 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 it means 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 on the 2022 Fiscal and Customs Policy

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Stas Madan
Programme Director, "Business Environment and SMEs"
Tatiana Savva
Analysis of Budget Prospects for 2021 in the Context of the Needs of Vulnerable Groups Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Recommendations for Drafting the 2022 Budget

Tatiana Savva
Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
An Auction for Voters, at Voters' Expense: 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 Paper on the Initiative to Repeal the “Billion Law”

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

The COVID-19 Crisis: State-Owned Companies between Uncertainty and Opportunities

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
State-Owned Enterprises: Why They Exist and What Impact They Have 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"
The Ingredients of Participation in the Budget Process

Participation techniques and forms

Participatory Budgeting

General Knowledge about Participation in the Budget Process
Bond... Eurobond... The Unknowns Behind a Successful Issue

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Between Illusory Justice, Political Tactics and Attacks on Central Bank Independence: An Opinion on the Initiative to Redistribute Part of the National Bank of Moldova's Profits to Partly Cover the “Theft of the Billion”

Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Political Clientelism in the Allocation of State Budget Resources to Local Public Authorities

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
On Point. The Financial System: From Transparency to Trust

Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
On the Point. Missing reports of state-owned enterprises: negligence or intent?

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

Iurie Morcotîlo
Transparency of Expenditure of the Institution of the President of the Republic of Moldova

Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
Updating the Budget Transparency Framework of the Republic of Moldova

Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
Efficiency and Transparency of the Healthcare System in the Republic of Moldova

Dumitru Budianschi
Dumitru Pîntea
Associate Expert
Tatiana Savva
Budget Expenditure on the Police: How Much and How?

Iurie Morcotîlo
How Public Money Is Lost: Summary of Court of Accounts Reports, First Half of 2017

Tatiana Savva
State-Owned Enterprises Under the Spotlight: The Black Holes of Moldova's Economy

Eugen Ghilețchi
Priorities in Education Sector Financing under the Draft 2018 State Budget

2018 State Budget Provisions for the Judiciary, the Prosecution Service and the Penitentiary System

The 2018 Budget for Culture: Preserving the Status Quo in the Sector

Financing Social Protection in Moldova in Light of the 2018 Draft Budget

Analysis of the 2018 National Public Budget through the Lens of the Youth Sector

Main Aspects and Trends of the 2018 National Public Budget

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

Dumitru Budianschi
Budget Revision 2017: Main Changes

Iurie Morcotîlo
Public Sector Pay Expenditure: How Much and How?

Iurie Morcotîlo
Comments on the draft law amending and supplementing certain legislative acts to bring them into line with Law No. 181/2014

Dumitru Budianschi
Analysis of the Draft Law Amending and Supplementing the Law on Public Finance and Budgetary-Fiscal Responsibility No. 181/2014

Dumitru Budianschi
Efficiency and Transparency of the National Regional Development Fund

Iurie Morcotîlo
How Public Money Is Lost: Synthesis of Court of Accounts Reports, Second Half of 2016

Tatiana Savva
How Public Money Gets Lost: Monitoring the Court of Accounts Decisions for 2016

Tatiana Savva
Moldova: One Year Without a Public Procurement Complaints Resolution Body

Iurie Morcotîlo
Position Paper: Guaranteeing Loans of State Enterprises and State-Owned Companies: How Do We Avoid Budget Risks?

Vadim Gumene
Programme Director, "Trade Policy and Free Trade Area"
Is the Introduction of Meal Vouchers the Opening of a “Pandora’s Box”?

Alexandru Fală
Programme Director, "Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Economic Modelling"
Assessing the Impact of Corruption on the Good Governance of Chișinău 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
Assessment Study of Open Data in Education for 2016
