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FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2011 MOLDOVA STOCK EXCHANGE For 2010 the stock exchange volume amounted to 22.04 million USD, twice exceeding the volume in 2009. Dr. Corneliu Dodu President Last year was significant for the Moldova Stock Exchange, because this year we celebrated 15 years since were held first transactions. In the past 2010 on the stock market observed an increase of exchange parameters in comparison with the crisis year 2009, but the average of the pre-crisis period was not achieved. For 2010 the stock exchange volume amounted to 22.04 million USD, twice exceeding the volume in 2009. A HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT In 1993 the Law on securities circulation and stock exchanges was enacted and from this point in time the institutional infrastructure of stock market in Moldova began to develop. In December 1994 the non-profit institution, Moldova Stock Exchange was established as joint-stock close company. 34 promoters – the securities market professional participants took part in its establishment. The first transactions were made on June 26, 1995, and this date is accepted as the birthday of the Moldova Stock Exchange. In June 1998 the Moldova Stock Exchange established the National Securities Depositary and a new trading system were integrated with the depositary system which allows transactions to be carried out. According to the changes made in the law «On Securities market» which came into effect on January 1, 2008, Moldova Stock Exchange has the right to own up to 75% shares of National Securities Depositary. At the moment Moldova Stock Exchange has 37 shareholders, of which 22 are the exchange’s members. The members are legal entities that own at least one share of the exchange (one vote) and have the license for broker and / or dealer activity. PAGE 90 characteristic of 2010 is that renewed the public property auction. This year, the Public Property Agency held three auctions on the stock exchange with total sales of 4.42 million USD. Thus, were sold the packages of the 28 stock companies. At the end of the year in the Listing were 12 companies and in the Non-listing – 1008 companies. The total number of accredited members of the exchange is 22. From the brief review of the performance of exchange transactions can be noted that during the year was 208 trading sessions. The most resulting period for the Moldova Stock Exchange by number of deals was June (381 transaction) and by volume was February (3.35 million USD). In April 2000 Moldova Stock Exchange received the status of a self-regulating non- commercial organization. In July 2000 new Moldova Stock Exchange’s Regulations were introduced which qualitatively changed the mechanism of transactions. In July 2007 the Mega regulator – National Commission of Financial Market was created. According to the legislation the Mega regulator regulates and determines state policy of the nonbank financial market. According to the new requirement of the law «On Securities market» from January 1, 2009, Moldova Stock Exchange is a public company, a for profit organization. At the present Moldova Stock Exchange is a developing stock market, which continues to cooperate with other stock exchanges and financial organizations. MSE is a member of FEAS from 1995 and in 2008 became the member of International Association of the CIS Exchanges, which has the aim to coordinate the effort on development of organized financial markets in accordance with international standards. FUTURE OUTLOOK The priority directions of the Moldova Stock Exchange for 2011 are: • The increase of trading volumes. • Introducing new trading instruments. • Attraction of more companies in listing. • Development of the IT infrastructure and modernizing the