MONEYVAL MISSION TO CHECK HOW MOLDOVA COMBATS MONEY LAUNDERING

Delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (Moneyval) arrived to Moldova on Monday with an assessment visit which will last till October 12.

According to the Government press service, the delegation was received by Prime Minister Pavel Filip, who confirmed the adherence of republic's leadership to the implementation of European standards in this field. He assured that European experts will be provided the entire information they are interested in.

"We are determined to adopt measures on preventing the money laundering and tax evasion", Filip stressed.

According to him, over the last two years the authorities undertook many measures on stabilizing the situation in the banking system, the improvement of the business environment, corruption combating, money laundering and tax offenses.

After the two-week visit, Moneyval experts will prepare a report, which will be presented in the first half-year of 2019.

According to the unofficial information, guests intend to pay a special attention to the tax amnesty, which, according to many experts and public organizations, is aimed at laundering the billion, stolen from Moldovan banks.

Deputy Chairman of the Parliament Valeriu Ghiletchi said in June that the legislation on tax reform was agreed with Moneyval experts. In response, the organization leadership categorically refuted these statements, while Moneyval executive secretary Matthias Kloth expressed concerns about the hurry in adoption of such an important document.