Skopje, 14 October 2024 (MIA) - Representatives of the Board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) arrive in Skopje on Monday for a five-day visit to North Macedonia, during which they will meet with government authorities, civil society representatives, investors and entrepreneurs.

The aim of the visit is to understand the country’s investment economic, and to identify key areas of EBRD engagement, with a view to intensifying business and policy dialogue, the EBRD said in a press release. 

The delegation will be hosted by Fatih Turkmenoglu, EBRD Director for North Macedonia. The EBRD Board will be represented by Shun Tsuchida, Board Adviser for Japan, Inka Mullerova, Board Adviser for Czechia, Diogo Lopes Monteiro, Board Adviser for Portugal, Arianna Caliari, Board Adviser for Italy, Enrique Madereel, Board Adviser for North Macedonia, the Netherlands, China, Mongolia, and Armenia.

The EBRD Advisers will meet with Minister of Energy, Mining and Minerals, Sanja Bozhinovska and State Adviser to the Minister of Energy, Elena Ivanovska. They will also meet with Emilija Nacevska and Ana Mitreska, Vice Governors of the National Bank of North Macedonia, as well as Viktorija Gligorova, General Director, Supervision Unit of the National Bank.

The delegates will hold further meetings with representatives of international financial institutions, commercial banks and energy companies (MEPSO, ESM and NOMAGAS), as well as members of civil society organisations (CSOs) and the diplomatic community.

The EBRD is a major institutional investor in North Macedonia and has invested some €2.9 billion in 196 projects to date, focusing on supporting competitiveness by enhancing value chains, upskilling the workforce, strengthening governance, advancing regional integration and soft connectivity, supporting European Union approximation and furthering the green economy transition through a more sustainable energy mix and greater resource efficiency, reads the press release.  

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