OREANDA-NEWS. February 03, 2014. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) may help Moldova carry out important investment projects. The head of the IFC for Romania and Moldova, Ana-Maria Mihaescu, made statements to this effect at a meeting with Prime Minister Iurie Leanca, the government’s communication and media relations department has reported.

The officials discussed the investment projects implemented in Moldova with the IFC support, as well as cooperation prospects for the next period.

Leanca said that the IFC activity was highly appreciated in Moldova. He opted for developing bilateral relations meant to implement investment projects in different sectors. In the context, Iurie Leanca referred to the IFC assistance for projects focused on privatization, financial system consolidation and development of projects based on public-private partnership, including in the social sector.

For her part, Ana-Maria Mihaescu noted that it was currently extremely important that the investment projects carried out in Moldova should be prepared and held faultlessly, transparently and by observing the highest contemporary exigencies. The official said the IFC could provide support to this end, including by consulting the premier’s team of councillors.

The IFC, a World Bank institution, has been present on the Moldovan market more than 15 years. The Corporation financed projects worth over 87 million dollars, carried out in such sectors as: infrastructure, telecommunication, agri-food sector, financial and energy areas.