UPDATE 2-Moldova's PM resigns after questioning by prosecutor

CHISINAU, June 12 (Reuters) - Moldova's prime minister resigned on Friday after state prosecutors, whom he has accused of moving slowly over the disappearance of $1 billion from the country's banks, questioned him over his school certificates.

"I am tendering my resignation because I don't want to take part in political games ... I am a manager and not a politician and I thought very carefully about my decision," Chiril Gaburici told journalists.

The departure of the 38-year-old pro-Europe businessman Gaburici after just over 100 days in office comes as the tiny ex-Soviet country, one of Europe's poorest, seethes with resentment over the missing cash, equivalent to around one-eighth of annual GDP.

The country of 3.5 million lying between Ukraine and Romania has been ruled since 2009 by pro-Western parties which have negotiated a political and free trade deal with the European Union and are dedicated to taking it into mainstream Europe.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/06/12/moldova-gaburici-idINL5N0YY10X20150612

Keep an eye on Moldova.