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Partnership relations between Serbia and World Bank
Belgrade,
3 October 2007
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said that in July this year, Serbia in its relations with the World Bank passed from the country which was given loans under the most favourable conditions to the partnership status.
Author:
Tanjug
Speaking at the roundtable "Guidelines of economic policy and improvement of process of harmonisation of international assistance", which began at the Palace of the Serbian government in Belgrade, organised by the Deputy Prime Minister's Cabinet and the World Bank, Djelic said that in the Bank's terminology, the partnership status means that a country is in the last stage before obtaining the status of developed country.
In July this year Serbia concluded five new projects with the World Bank - project for development of the Bor region worth $33 million, loan for reform of agriculture worth $17 million, plus $4.5 million in donations, $50 million for irrigation, $50 million for reconstruction of road network and $18 million for boosting energy efficiency.
On the first day of the roundtable, six priority topics will be discussed - job creation, utilisation of privatisation revenues for the better management of public investments, assessment of the degree of implementation of infrastructural projects launched, balanced regional development, agricultural development againts the backdrop of the climate change and next steps in the judiciary reform.
On the second day, October 4, the topics will be relations with international institutions, Serbia's balance in relationship with donors and priorities for the upcoming period.
World Bank experts are taking part in the work of the roundtable, including Director for southeastern Europe Orsalia Kalantzopoulos, head of the World Bank office in Serbia Simon Gray and IMF resident representative in Serbia Harald Hirschhofer.
In July this year Serbia concluded five new projects with the World Bank - project for development of the Bor region worth $33 million, loan for reform of agriculture worth $17 million, plus $4.5 million in donations, $50 million for irrigation, $50 million for reconstruction of road network and $18 million for boosting energy efficiency.
On the first day of the roundtable, six priority topics will be discussed - job creation, utilisation of privatisation revenues for the better management of public investments, assessment of the degree of implementation of infrastructural projects launched, balanced regional development, agricultural development againts the backdrop of the climate change and next steps in the judiciary reform.
On the second day, October 4, the topics will be relations with international institutions, Serbia's balance in relationship with donors and priorities for the upcoming period.
World Bank experts are taking part in the work of the roundtable, including Director for southeastern Europe Orsalia Kalantzopoulos, head of the World Bank office in Serbia Simon Gray and IMF resident representative in Serbia Harald Hirschhofer.
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