The work of subgroup on banking issues was designated by Nina Shtanski as one of topical issues which was today discussed at the meeting of political representatives in the negotiation process. “A week ago our side handed over a proposal to the Moldovan side to arrange the seminar in the Pridnestrovian Republican Bank to demonstrate how financial monitoring of the banking activity is carried out in Pridnestrovie and also what system of counteraction to legalization of illegally obtained income is like, but still we haven't received an answer.”
Let us recall, on October 19, 2012, it was the Moldovan side which came forward with an initiative to carry out seminars and trainings between representatives of banking systems of the sides. Pridnestrovie backed this initiative and suggested arrangement of the seminar-training themed “The system of counteraction to legalization of criminal income via banking system in Pridnestrovie and its compliance with international standards and requirements”. During this seminar the Pridnestrovian side planned to familiarize representatives of Moldova's banking system with current mechanism of financial monitoring in Pridnestrovie and also to make a comparative analysis of mechanisms and efficiency of financial monitoring in Pridnestrovie and Moldova. Relevant address was sent to the Moldovan side on the 7th of November, 2012. Lacking support to openness of the Pridnestrovian side from the Republic of Moldova is an alarming signal of disinterest of the Moldova in resolving problems in the banking sphere. Nina Shtanski called upon the Moldovan side to start substantial work in the banking sphere as soon as possible.
Let us also recall that on November 8, 2012, during the press-conference in the Pridnestrovian Republican Bank “International payments with the participation of Pridnestrovian banks and measures to counteract laundering of criminal income”, management of the Central Bank of Pridnestrovie expressed readiness to attract representatives of all participants of the negotiation process to financial monitoring of its activity. At the same time, according to vice-chairperson of the PRB Alyona Shulga, “financial monitoring will be objective only provided that Pridnestrovian banking system is unblocked”.
