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NEWS: Moldova dismisses Central Bank chief over $1BN ‘theft of the century’ fraud scandal

FIRED: Moldova's parliament dismissed central bank chief Octavian Armasu on Thursday for failing to act over Moldova's "theft of the century" fraud scandal in which $1 billion disappeared from the country's banking system in 2014-15.

Moldova’s parliament dismissed central bank chief Octavian Armasu on Thursday for failing to act over Moldova’s “theft of the century” fraud scandal in which $1 billion disappeared from the country’s banking system in 2014-15. Armasu was removed after two years of discussion and failed attempts to recover any of the money that was taken out…

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