PERSONAL INFORMATION
First name: Dumitru
Last name: Alaiba
Date of birth: April 14, 1982
Nationality: Moldova/Romania
E-mail: dumitru.alaiba@gmail.com
Phone: +37368227493
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dumitru_alaiba
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alaiba (personal profile)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dumitru.alaiba (public page)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Date: | November 2022 - present |
Location | Chisinau, Moldova |
Institution | Government of the Republic of Moldova |
Position | Minister of Economy |
Date: | March 2016 – present |
Location | Chisinau, Moldova |
Company | Self-employed |
Position | Freelance consultant |
Description | UNDP. Subcontracted to carry out three training sessions for representatives of local authorities. UNDP. Subcontracted to review an Intervention Package for the Business Support Infrastructure in Gagauzia Development Region – December 2017. Soros Foundation Moldova. Wrote a policy brief: “What can Europe do to restore the Moldovan Banking sector?” on the implementation of the Association Agreement in the field of financial market. Oxford Policy Management. Drafted a Regional sector programme in economic development in Moldova for the South Region. Wrote a Regional Sector Development Programme on business support infrastructure (business incubators, industrial parks, free economic zones).
Co-authored the UN Human Development Report, released in 2017. Permanent contributor to online platform www.sic.md (funded by Soros Foundation, Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, and US Embassy). Authoring fact-checking and investigation material. Main topics covered – economy, banking crimes and energy market. Co-drafted a technical proposal on Intellectual Property in Moldova. |
Date: | November 2013 – March 2016 |
Location | Chisinau, Moldova |
Institution | Government of the Republic of Moldova |
Position | Prime Minister’s Economic Council, Head of Secretariat |
Description | Reforms undertaken by my team and me saved the Moldovan businesses 87 million lei and 64 thousand working days annually by cutting procedures, reducing bureaucracy and increasing transparency. Publicly advocated for resolution when government institutions would oppose reform. Managed a team of five people, responsible for promoting key business climate reforms aimed at cutting red tape, eliminating bureaucracy, promoting transparency, clear rules and procedures, thus preventing corruption, with special focus on Small and Medium Enterprises and attracting Foreign Direct Investment. Daily communication with senior public officials as well as business associations and entrepreneurs. |
Date: | December 2009 - October 2013 |
Location | Chisinau, Moldova |
Institution | Government of the Republic of Moldova |
Position | Deputy Head of Policies, Strategic Planning and External Aid Department, State Chancellery. Since June 2012: National Consultant for the Financial Stability Committee, headed by the Prime Minister. Since January 2013: Adviser to Prime Minister on Economic and Financial issues. |
Description | Supported the works of the National Committee for Financial Stability, chaired by the Prime Minister. Contributed to elaborating legislation in the sector (drafted the NCFS law, input in legislation aimed at raising transparency in the banking sector, active member in several technical working groups). Served as focal point for the World Bank DPO instrument (budget support), and maintained communication with partners on EU Budget support. Coordinating with the institutions and policies relevant to financial stability – securities markets, banks and non-banking financial markets supervision. Advising Prime minister on economic policies, reforms aimed at improving the investment climate and business environment, proposing concrete initiatives. Reviewed draft legislation and offered an independent opinion. Liaison with heads of relevant state institutions. Actively took part in the elaboration of two Government Programmes – in 2011 and in 2013 (input on financial and economic issues, review of other inputs). Contributed to the elaboration of the Moldova 2020 National Development Strategy. Input in the Competition protection legal harmonisation process – conducted a working group composed of State Chancellery, National Agency for Competition Protection, Ministry of Economy and business representatives in reviewing the State Aid Law and Competition Law. Communication on a working basis with International Financing Institutions, including World Bank, IFC, EIB and EBRD, on promoting projects in infrastructure and private sector development. National evaluator for an EU funded cross-border programme Ukraine-Moldova - Romania, evaluated two technical assistance offers. Member of the EU- Moldova Agreement on Common Aviation Area (CAA) group of negotiators, from the Moldovan side, assigned by Prime Minister decision. Mainly dealt with provisions on State Aid and competition. Drafted, co-authored, coordination of inputs for several documents, elaborated with the support of the United Nations and other donors: Post-disaster needs assessment (2010), Millennium Development Goals (2010), ECOSOC National Voluntary Presentation (2010). |
Date: | March 2008 – November 2009 |
Location | Vienna, Austria |
Company | Human Dynamics |
Position | Business Development Manager |
Description | Business Development for EU and World Bank funded Technical Assistance projects in the CIS and Balkan countries (including Romania and Bulgaria), based in the Vienna Office. Research on reforms processes and proposal writing in the fields of - Labour market and employment - SME/Private Sector, export promotion and investment attraction - Customs and fiscal reform. - Financial markets and institutions - Transport and infrastructure, ICT, e-government. - Justice sector reform, rule of law, good governance - Public Finance Management and Public Sector Reform Interaction with officials from client countries, involving frequent business-related travelling |
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Date: | December 2007 – March 2008 |
Location | Riga, Latvia |
Company | EU TACIS/ Latvian Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government (MRDLG) |
Position | Project Financial Manager |
Description | The project included 10 partners from the Baltic Sea Region countries (Latvia, Russia, Sweden, Poland, Germany and Denmark). - Reporting to the MRDLG and to the EC Delegation in Moscow. - Preparing the mid-term expenditure report and final report. - Liaison with project partners, coordination of activities in order to ensure a sound project implementation process. - Preparing Terms of Reference for procurement. |
Date: | March 2007 – November 2007 |
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Location | Chisinau, Moldova | |
Company | Cirasico SRL |
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Position | Project Manager |
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Description | Establishment and organisation, on behalf of Cirasico SRL (Moldovan-British real estate company). Managed three employees. Major tasks: - product development - medium-term business planning and reporting to management - organizing the sales department on the operational level, including training and tutoring. |
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Date: | June 2005 – February 2007 |
Location | Helsinki, Finland. Since September 2006 - Bucharest, Romania |
Company | Helsinki Consulting Group Ltd |
Position | Project Manager |
Description | Research and proposal writing for Technical Assistance projects financed by the World Bank, European Commission, Asian Development Bank, UNDP in target countries from South-Eastern Europe, NIS, Africa, Asia in the fields of SME/Private sector development, ICT/e-government, Social sector, Public sector reform, Human Resources Development, labour market and social sector, Education. |
Date: | February – August, 2004 |
Location | Chisinau, Moldova |
Company | Eximbank, Commercial Bank |
Position | Marketing Specialist - Marketing and Advertising Department |
Description | Market and competition research on credit and deposits offers, research, surveys, activity reports and marketing/promotion campaigns. |
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Institution: | Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences, Rovaniemi, FINLAND |
Date (from – to): | September 2004 – May 2005 |
Degree/Diploma: | “International Project Management” Post-graduate Studies. |
Institution: | Academy of Economic Studies, Chisinau, MOLDOVA |
Date (from – to): | September 1999 – June 2004 |
Degree/Diploma: | Licentiate in Finance (Master’s degree). Major in Banking and Stock Exchanges. Graduation thesis – “Investors’ Risks on Emerging Securities Markets” |
Additional courses attended:
● Public Governance and Structural Reforms – Joint Vienna Institute, April 2011.
● European Competition Law – College of Europe, Bruges, July 2013.
● Tools and Policies for Inclusive Growth – Joint Vienna Institute and International Monetary Fund, October-November 2013.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Language skills: Language skills mark 1 (worst) to 5 (best) for competence:
Language | Reading | Speaking | Writing |
Romanian | Mother tongue | ||
English | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Russian | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Estonian | 2 | 1 | 1 |
French | 3 | 2 | 2 |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Awards:
▪ Fellowship at the Estonian e-Governance Academy, awarded by the Prague Civil Society Centre (November-December 2017). Developed a few initiatives on online participation and promoting civic activism.
▪ Fellowship awarded by the EU-financed Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility. Scope of fellowship – advocacy for the investigation of financial crimes, and awareness raising - www.eapcivilsociety.eu
Relevant publications and articles:
- Most of my articles and papers in English can be found on my blog:
- Civil Forum for Asset Recovery: Sanctions as a tool for asset recovery: the case of Moldova
- Atlantic Council: Democracy Is Under Major Attack in Moldova. Is Anyone Paying Attention?
- German Marshall Fund of the United States: Could An Oligarch Build a Democracy in Moldova?
- Open Society Foundations:”Too Big to Jail”? Four years of inaction in the investigation of Moldovan financial crimes (policy paper)
- Atlantic Council: In Kyiv and Chisinau, Citizens Thirsty for Reform But the Governments Aren’t
- BNE Intellinews: Is Moldova’s new election system a threat to democracy?
- Open Society Foundations: What can the EU do to restore the Moldovan Banking sector?