02009cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022298 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781616357382 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Republic of Moldova : 2021 Article IV Consultation and Requests for an Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility and an Arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Moldova. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022. 1 online resource (129 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The 2016-20 ECF/EFF helped rehabilitate Moldova's banking sector, bolstering macro-financial stability. However, the COVID-19 pandemic, drought in 2020, and the ongoing surge in global energy prices, have slowed economic activity, intensified downside risks, and complicated policy making. While emergency financial assistance under a blended RCF/RFI (100 percent of quota) and SDR allocation (USD 236 million) helped cushion the pandemic's impact, Moldova remains among the poorest countries in Europe with long-standing governance and structural weaknesses inhibiting income convergence. Mode of access: Internet International Agreements and Observance imf International Organizations imf Monetary Policy imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2022/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2022/001/002.2022.issue-001-en.xml IMF e-Library