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Turkey should start alternative trade talks with US, says World Bank envoy
The Turkey director of the World Bank, Martin Raiser, has advised Turkey to engage in parallel negotiations with the U.S. in order to prevent adverse effects of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
WB delegation tours Kolubara mining basin
LAZAREVAC - A World Bank (WB) delegation toured on Friday the Kolubara mining basin in the Belgrade municipality of Lazarevac so as to see first-hand how the repair of the damage, caused by the devastating floods that hit Serbia in May, is advancing in the mines.
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World Bank: Economic reforms encouraging
World Bank: Economic reforms encouraging
BELGRADE -- The economic reforms that the Serbian government is introducing are "encouraging and the only way to establish a balance in Serbia's economy."
This is what Ellen Goldstein, the World Bank country director for south-eastern Europe, said on Friday.
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World Bank: Economic reforms in Serbia encouraging
LAZAREVAC - The economic reforms that the Serbian government is introducing are encouraging and the only way to establish a balance in Serbia's economy, Ellen Goldstein, the World Bank country director for south-eastern Europe, said on Friday.
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Vucic visits London next week
BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will hold a lecture at the London School of Economics on October 27, and on Wdnesday, he and UK State Secretary for Business Vince Cable will host a meeting about investments in Serbia, the British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce has posted on its website.
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Turkey shouldn’t be modest about its strengths, says World Bank’s Turkey director
Turkey has a number of advantages that make it attractive for investors, including its young population, high growth potential, and rich entrepreneurial culture, the World Bank’s Turkey Director Martin Raiser has said
2015 budget to be adopted on time - PM
2015 budget to be adopted on time - PM
BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić said on Tuesday the 2015 state budget would be "prepared on time, like in previous years."
"Economic parameters of importance to the country "improved in the current and previous months," he added.
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PM advisor: WBank shows Romania has best governance quality in 20 years in 2013
The Romanian Prime Minister's economy advisor Cristian Socol told AGERPRES on Sunday that the last Worldwide Governance Indicators report drawn up by the World Bank experts show Romania had the highest increase in the quality of governance in the last 20 years in 2013.
Women's Parliamentary Network officials attend WB conference
BELGRADE - Women MPs Dubravka Filipovski and Marija Obradovic have presented the activities, results and plans of the Serbian Women's Parliamentary Network at a World Bank (WB) panel titled Women In Parliament, the Serbian parliament said in a statement on Monday.
Bulgaria’s Caretaker Deputy PM Demands Road Toll System
Ekaterina Zaharieva, Bulgaria's caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development and Investment Planning, has underscored the need to introduce a road toll system.
Zaharieva told journalists Thursday that a road toll system would guarantee adequate levy rates for the vehicles inflicting the highest degree of road damage, including as trucks and heavy machines.