BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 15. Finance Minister
of North Macedonia Gordana Dimitrieska-Kochoska begins an official
working visit to the United States, where she will participate in
the regular Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) and the World Bank, taking place this week in Washington,
Trend
reports.
The visit will provide the Finance Minister with the opportunity
to meet with senior representatives of these international
financial institutions to present the economic and, above all,
fiscal policies implemented by the Government, efforts for fiscal
consolidation, maintaining macroeconomic stability, and ensuring
sustainable economic growth.
According to the agenda, the Minister will hold meetings with
IMF Deputy Managing Director Bo Li, Executive Director Jeroen
Kloek, Deputy Executive Directors Marnix van Rij and Vladyslav
Rashkovan, Director of the European Department at the IMF Alfred
Kammer, and the Head of the IMF Mission for North Macedonia, Nick
Gigineishvili. Meetings are also planned with World Bank Vice
President Antonella Bassani, Executive Director Eugene Rugene,
Regional Director for the Western Balkans, Europe, and Central Asia
Xiaoqin Yu, and the Country Director for North Macedonia at the
World Bank, Carol Mezavan.
Dimitrieska-Kochoska will also have the opportunity to meet with
representatives of the U.S. Treasury, with which cooperation has
been established to strengthen institutional efficiency, as well as
with several investors involved in the Eurobond issuance
process.
This year, the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings are being held
under the motto “Opportunity in Times of Change,” and
participants—including finance ministers, central bank governors,
business community representatives, civil society actors, and
academics—will discuss current global developments and challenges
and explore possible solutions. The Finance Minister will attend
the Washington meetings together with the Governor of the National
Bank, Trajko Slaveski.