Finance Minister Almaz Baketaev held a meeting with a World Bank delegation led by Assad Alam, WB Regional Director for Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions for Europe and Central Asia.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the development priorities of Kyrgyzstan, strategic areas of cooperation with the World Bank, assistance from the World Bank for the implementation of projects planned for 2024-2025, as well as the priority tasks of the Ministry of Finance on fiscal reform and public finance reform.
The meeting was attended by Hugh Riddell, the new head of the World Bank office in Kyrgyzstan, Antonio Nucifora, global practice manager for macroeconomics, trade and investment at the World Bank, David Knight, leading country economist at the World Bank and program manager for equitable growth, finance and institutions for countries of Central Asia.
Reported by Akchabar (Kyrgyzstan).