The Government of Moldova decided to hold forth the
moratorium on accepting applications for the
Moldovan citizenship by investment program. The decision will come
into effect still in 2019, according to the Info Tag.
The Minister of Economy and Infrastructure, Anatol Usatii
reminded that in July, the Parliament adopted the law on a
four-month moratorium. According to the law, the government has the
right to extend the prohibition's time frame before the
moratorium's terms expire.
"Given that the checking of the program of citizenship
for investments has not been initiated so far, it is proposed to
extend the moratorium for two more months, to have the possibility
to take the final decision on the program. Over this period, the
competent authorities will assess the possible risks for public
order and state security, the risks of corruption and money
laundering", said the minister. According to him, only
after getting reports from the different related authorities,
