Dumitru
Alaiba
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization
PERSONAL INFORMATION
First name: Dumitru
Last name: Alaiba
Date of birth: April 14, 1982
Nationality: Moldova/Romania
E-mail: dumitru.alaiba@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dumitru_alaiba
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dumitru.alaiba
WORK EXPERIENCE
Date: November 2022 - present
Location Chisinau, Moldova
Institution Government of the Republic of Moldova
Position Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization
Date: March 2019 – November 2022
Location Chisinau, Moldova
Institution Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
Position Member of the Parliament
since 2021: Chair of the Economy, Budget and Finance Parliamentary Committee
Description
Lead and coordinated the Economy, Budget and Finance Committee covering: economic sector, financial sector, infrastructure, transport, energy, digital transformation. The committee oversees the activity of the National Bank of Moldova, National Commission for Financial Markets, Competition Council, Energy Regulator (ANRE) and Public Procurement Dispute Resolution Agency.
Other activities:
Chair of the Estonia-Moldova friendship group.
Member of three special parliamentary investigation committees:
- investigation of the banking fraud („theft of the billion”)
- investigation of the Russian Laundromat
-investigation of the hostile takeovers in the financial sector and elsewhere (raider attacks).
Date: January 2017 – January 2019
Location Chisinau, Moldova
Institution CPR-Moldova/ Centre for Policies and Reforms
Position Programmes Director
Description Together with a few leading experts in different fields, founded a new organisation.
CPR Moldova is an independent platform whose mission is to fight corruption, promote good governance, improve public policies and promote structural reforms in Moldova, in line with European principles, and for the benefit of the entire society.
Main fields of involvement – economy, business climate, financial sector, justice reform. In our advocacy work, we used investigation, research, and storytelling techniques. My focus in CPR was monitoring, research and advocacy on financial crimes and grand corruption, asset recovery. Produced research papers, fact-checking articles, implemented advocacy campaigns and awareness raising.
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
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
Location Chisinau, Moldova
Company Cirasico SRL
Position Project Manager
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.
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?