THE ACCESS TO FINANCE IN MOLDOVA - BANKING COMPARED TO MICROFINANCE ORGANIZATIONS

Viorica Popa
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Viorica Popa: National Institute for Economic Research, Chişinău, Republic of Moldova

Studii Financiare (Financial Studies), 2013, vol. 17, issue 4, 22-34

Abstract: The objective of this article is the comparative analysis of the banking sector with the non-bank sector of the Republic of Moldova, by the elucidation of the main trends of development of microfinance and banking institution in the last five years, as being reflected by the improvement of all indicators. In this article, the author analyses the microfinance institutions in Moldova through the financial soundness indicators (the degree of financial intermediation). In the first part of the article, the author analyses the main trends in the microfinance sector compared to the banking sector in recent years, requiring the implementation of an effective and coherent strategic management for banking and non- performing strategies and to maintain the financially stability through appropriate policies administration and risk management. A very suggestive remark about the author is the difficult access to finance in Moldova, representing a particular importance to any economy. In this context, the shocks arising from the financial and economic crisis have affected both credit supply and demand as well. Thus, the existence of appropriate strategic policy to minimize risk in a bank and microfinance institution, condition a management with a high level of professionalism and quality.

Keywords: microfinance organizations; non-bank institutions; commercial banks; Global Competitiveness Report; finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G15 G21 G23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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