ZAGREB, Sept 8 (Hina) - After talks with Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Monday, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) president Jean Lemierre said cooperation with Croatia was excellent and announced the bank
would invest EUR150-200 million in the country this year.
ZAGREB, Sept 8 (Hina) - After talks with Croatian President Stjepan
Mesic on Monday, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD) president Jean Lemierre said cooperation with Croatia was
excellent and announced the bank would invest EUR150-200 million in
the country this year. #L#
The talks focused on what needs to be done to continue Croatia's
drawing closer to the European Union, how to modernise the country,
as well as on investments in the infrastructure, the private sector
and tourism, and how to improve cooperation with neighbouring
countries, Lemierre said.
Also discussed was a concrete project for funding the development
of smaller municipalities in which the EBRD would participate. The
Bank drew up the project after a request forwarded by Mesic several
months ago.
Lemierre applauded the request, saying Mesic was right in thinking
the funding of small municipalities would encourage development
outside cities.
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