Georgian Finance Minister, Int’l Finance Corporation Vice President, EBRD President discuss ties
Khutsishvili informed Renaud-Basso about the current situation in the domestic economy and the agenda of reforms planned by the Government, with the parties expressing their readiness to continue “fruitful cooperation” between the country and the EBRD. Photo: Ministry of Finance
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Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili on Friday met Alfonso García Mora, the International Finance Corporation's Vice President for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and Odile Renaud-Basso, the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to discuss cooperation.
The Georgian Ministry said the meeting with Mora also featured Natia Turnava, the Acting Governor of the country's National Bank, with the officials discussing bilateral ties.
The meeting also covered discussions on progress of ongoing projects supported by the IFC in Georgia, domestic capital market development, opportunities for lending to small and medium-sized businesses and increasing the investment potential in the sector.
The Ministry said the meeting with Renaud-Basso reviewed current and future projects in the country financed by the Bank to ensure sustainable economic growth.
The officials highlighted their cooperation in energy security, green economy, climate change, municipal infrastructure, capital market development, private-public partnership and development of the financial sector.
Khutsishvili informed Renaud-Basso about the current situation in the domestic economy and the agenda of reforms planned by the Government, with the parties expressing their readiness to continue “fruitful cooperation” between the country and the EBRD.
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili on Friday discussed regional economic outlook with Masatsugu Asakawa, the President of the Asian Development Bank and Odile Renaud-Basso, the President of the European Reconstruction and Development Bank.
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili and Natia Turnava, the Acting Governor of the country’s National Bank on Thursday discussed factors contributing to Georgia's “high economic growth” and “positive results” of domestic economic policy in a meeting with Paul Hilbers, the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund.
Georgia has been listed among the top three countries in three different categories of the 10-year growth forecast of the International Monetary Fund, with the ranking released this week.
Irakli Nadareishvili, the Deputy Economy Minister of Georgia, on Friday said the International Monetary Fund had predicted Georgia to have the highest growth among European countries in the medium term.