Conducerea FMI a aprobat extinderea cu trei luni, pina in 30 iunie, a acordului cu Romania

Board-ul executiv al FMI a aprobat pe 15 martie extinderea cu trei luni, pina in 30 iunie, a acordului existent cu Romania, potrivit unui comunicat al institutiei publicat miercuri. Acordul expira la termen in 30 martie 2012. Extinderea cu 3 luni a fost ceruta de autoritatile romane pentru a avea timp sa implementeze masurile asumate in acord pentru a saptea si a opta evaluare.

Potrivit comunicatului FMI, in cele trei luni suplimentare Romania trebuie sa reduca arieratele autoritatilor centrale si locale si sa introduca managementul privat, precum si masuri de privatizare, in sectorul intreprinderilor de stat.

Board-ul executiv al FMI a incheiat pina acum sase evaluari ale acordului stand – by de tip precaut (Romania nu intentioneaza sa traga fondurile de aprox. 3,5 mld dolari puse la dispozitie de FMI), ultima evaluare fiind in septembrie 2012.

In ianuarie 2013, la putin timp dupa instalarea guvernului Ponta 2, autoritatile au cerut delegatiei FMI o prelungire cu 3 luni a acordului, motivind raminerea in urma fata de termenele asumate prin alegerile din decembrie 2012 si criza politica prelungita.

Guvernul a anuntat ca vrea sa incheie un nou acord cu FMI in vara acestui an.

Comunicatul integral al FMI (lb. engleza):

Press Release No. 13/86

March 20, 2013

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on March 15, 2013—on a lapse-of-time basis1—a three-month extension of Romania’s Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) to June 30, 2013.

The SBA had been scheduled to expire on March 30, 2012. The extension, which was requested by the Romanian authorities, will provide them with time to implement the measures needed to complete the combined seventh and eight reviews under the SBA. The extension will, in particular, offer an opportunity to reduce arrears of the central and local governments and to take measures to improve the governance of state-owned enterprises.

The SBA was approved on March 25, 2011 (Press Release No. 11/101) in the amount of SDR 3,090.6 million (about €3.5 billion, 300 percent of quota). The IMF’s Executive Board has completed six reviews, most recently in September 2012 (Press Release 12/372). The Romanian authorities are treating the SBA as precautionary, thus they do not intend to draw on the available resources.

1. The Executive Board takes decisions under its lapse-of-time procedure when it is agreed by the Board that a proposal can be considered without convening formal discussions.