
EBRD Board Directors to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina
Representatives of the EBRD Board of Directors will arrive in Banja Luka Sunday evening for a three-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Starting their stay in the Republika Srpska the Board Directors will travel on to the capital Sarajevo for meetings with the central authorities. In addition, they will meet business representatives, civil society organisations and visit EBRD projects. The visit takes place in preparation of a new EBRD country strategy for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The document, which is due later this year, will set out the Bank’s priorities for the period 2017-2021. The current document defines increased support for the private sector, forging closer linkages with wider regional markets and promoting a more efficient and sustainable use of resources as the main goals.The Board delegation visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina will include:
- Zbigniew Hockuba, Director, Poland, Bulgaria, Albania;
- Ove Jensen, Director, Denmark, Lithuania, Ireland, Kosovo;
- Heinz Kaufmann, Director, Switzerland, Ukraine, Lichtenstein, Turkmenistan, Serbia, Montenegro, Moldova;
- Johannes Koskinen, Director, Finland, Norway, Latvia;
- Johannes Seiringer, Director, Austria, Israel, Cyprus, Malta, Kazakhstan, Bosnia & Herzegovina;
- Klaus Stein, Director, Germany;
- Dragoş Andrei, Alternate Director, Turkey, Romania, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyz Republic;
- Pablo Gasós, Alternate Director, Spain, Mexico;
- László Havas, Alternate Director, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Croatia, Georgia; and
- Arnar Másson, Alternate Director, Sweden, Iceland, Estonia.
From Bosnia and Herzegovina the Board Directors will continue their journey to Albania where their arrival is expected Wednesday, 29 March, late afternoon.