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
Public Procurement in Vocational Schools in Chișinău: Evaluation and Monitoring Report
Iurie Morcotîlo
Public Procurement of Road Infrastructure Rehabilitation Works in Chișinău
Position paper on the Legislative Initiative Regarding the Tax and Capital Amnesty
Evolution of the State Budget and State Debt in 2016
Dumitru Budianschi
Analytical Note on Expenditure by the State Chancellery
Budget Transparency in Central Public Institutions and Authorities
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 Healthcare Expenditure 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 Chișinău's Education System: Evaluation and Monitoring Report
Iurie Morcotîlo
Summary of Court of Accounts reports, first half of 2016: problems in managing the Forest Fund, healthcare and the financial management of state-owned 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 the Court of Accounts Decisions for the First Half of 2014
Tatiana Savva
How Public Money Is Lost: Monitoring the Implementation of the Court of Accounts Decisions for 2013
Tatiana Savva
Challenges of the Amendments to the Law on Local Public Finance for the Financing of Social Services
Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Transparency in Chișinău Municipality
Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
Victoria Vasilescu
Public Procurement in the Republic of 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 the Use of Forest Fund Resources
Dumitru Budianschi
How Public Money Is Lost: Summary of the Court of Accounts Annual Report for the 2011 Budget Year
How Public Money Is Lost: Monitoring the Implementation of the Court of Accounts Decisions for 2012
Tatiana Savva
Assessing the Efficiency and Transparency of Public Resources Allocated to Culture
Dumitru Budianschi
How Public Money Is Lost: 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
Analysis of Salary Increases for Judges: Costs Without Benefits?!
Analytical Note on the Draft State Budget Law for 2013: Advocacy for Better Funding of Some Priority Sectors
Dumitru Budianschi
The Price of Solidarity Between Generations and the Optimal Model for Pension System Reform
Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Assessing the Efficiency and Transparency of Public Financial Resources Allocated to Roads
Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
Analysis of the Moldovan Government's Report on the Implementation of the 2011 State Budget
Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
Assessment of the Transparency of the Budget Process in the Republic of Moldova
Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
How Public Money Is Lost: A Synthesis of the Court of Accounts Reports Published in the First and Second Quarters of 2012
Analysis of the Draft Law Amending Article 44 of the Law on Public Procurement
How Public Money Is Lost: Monitoring the Implementation of the Court of Accounts Recommendations for 2011
Assessing the Efficiency and Transparency of the Fund for Subsidising Agricultural Producers
Dumitru Budianschi
Tatiana Savva
Analysis of the Proposed Amendments and Additions to the Law on the National Bank of Moldova
Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Fiscal Mechanisms for Encouraging Philanthropy
Analytical note on the draft State Budget Law for 2012: advocacy for better funding of some priority sectors
Dumitru Budianschi
Analysis of the Experience of Implementing the Social Assistance Law in the Republic of Moldova
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
Investigating the Transparency and Economic Efficiency of the Use of Ecological Funds
Dumitru Budianschi
Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
The Efficiency of Local Public Authorities in the Republic of Moldova: Importance and Determining 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
Investigating the Transparency and Economic Efficiency of the Use of the Road Fund of the Republic of Moldova
Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
Adrian Lupușor
Executive Director
Tax Amnesty, Capital Legalisation and the “Zero” Tax Rate
Valeriu Prohnițchi
Programme Director, "Research and Methodology"
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