Marić Leads Croatian Delegation at the Annual Meeting of the World Bank and IMF

Finance Minister Zdravko Marić will lead the Croatian delegation at the annual meeting of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from October 6 to 9, which will be held in Washington.

As reported by the Ministry of Finance on Thursday, the Croatian delegation includes representatives from the ministries of finance, maritime affairs, transport and infrastructure, as well as the Croatian National Bank (HNB).

During the annual meeting, the Croatian delegation will hold a series of meetings with representatives of the World Bank. Minister Marić will meet, among others, with the Vice President of the World Bank for Europe and Central Asia Cyril Muller, the World Bank Director for Operations in EU Member States for Europe and Central Asia Arup Banerji, and the Executive Director of the Bank Frank Heemskerk.

The announced topics for meetings with World Bank representatives will include the status of existing projects, further activities in the preparation and approval of new projects, and future cooperation between Croatia and the World Bank, according to the Ministry of Finance.

The Croatian delegation will also meet with representatives of the IMF, including the Director of the IMF European Department Poul M. Thomsen, Executive Director at the IMF Anthony De Lannoy, and the IMF Mission Chief for Croatia Khaled Sakr, with whom they will discuss the macroeconomic situation in Croatia and measures of monetary and fiscal policy.

During their stay in Washington, other meetings will also take place, such as a meeting with the President of the Inter-American Development Bank Luis Alberto Moreno, the Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank Rolf Wenzel, and the First Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Philip Bennett.

This year’s meeting of the World Bank and IMF will gather high-level state delegations from 189 countries.