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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Mugur Isărescu 17 February 2025 (cropped).jpg — Presidential Administration of Romania, Public domain.","cite":"\"Mugur Isărescu\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/mugur-isarescu. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T09:05:03Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/mugur-isarescu","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/mugur-isarescu","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/mugur-isarescu?lang=ne"}}