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Vucic "accepts all key World Bank proposals"

BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic accepted all key proposals of the World Bank (WB) during the talks with WB Regional Director for SE Europe Ellen Goldstein.

He said that Serbia "bravely continue its reform path regardless of the political price."

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic accepted all key propositions of the World Bank (WB) during the talks with WB Regional Director for South-East Europe Ellen Goldstein, and said that Serbia will bravely continue its reform path regardless of the political price.

The World Bank said on Friday Bulgaria could meet and even exceed economic growth forecasts this year.

The Bank will assist Bulgaria's efforts to bolster economic growth, the Country Director for Central Europe and the Baltic Countries Ms Mamta Murthi said after talks with Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in Sofia, according to the government's press office.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran Care and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin conferred on Friday with Regional Director for South-East Europe Ellen Goldstein who headed the World Bank (WB) delegation.

Economic advisor: GDP growth "will be higher"

BELGRADE -- Serbia's economic growth "will certainly be higher than forecast by certain international financial institutions," says Vladimir Krulj.

BELGRADE- Serbia's economic growth will certainly be higher than forecast by certain international financial institutions since in 2015 all electric energy potentials will be used at full capacity, and it is expected that a surplus in the domain of agriculture, new foreign investments and cuts in subsidies to public companies will be recorded, said Vladimir Krulj, economic advisor to the minist

"Serbia expects WB support in reform projects"

VIENNA -- Serbia is conducting a three-year fiscal consolidation program and expects support from the World Bank (WB) in a number of reform projects.

This was announced by Serbian Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic on Tuesday, at the Central and Eastern European Forum 2015, a Euromoney conference taking place in Vienna.

VIENNA- Serbia is conducting a three-year fiscal consolidation program and expects support from the World Bank (WB) in a number of reform projects, Serbian Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic said Tuesday at the Central and Eastern European Forum 2015, a Euromoney conference taking place in Vienna.

BELGRADE - Positive economic growth is expected this year throughout the region, with the exception of Serbia, whose gross domestic product is projected to drop by 0.5%, according to the World Bank's latest South East Europe Regular Economic Report.

Representatives of the Bulgarian government and business gather at their ninth annual meeting on Tuesday to discuss the restoration of the country on the path of economic growth.

This year more than 250 executive directors of the largest firms in Bulgaria as well as foreign investors have confirmed their participation at the conference, electronic daily Dnevnik reports.