SARAJEVO, 19 March (Hina) - The Bosnian Federation Premier Edhem Bicakcic and the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission in Sarajevo, Scott Brown, met in Sarajevo on Wednesday to discuss further activities and
preconditions for the organisation of a donors' conference on Bosnia and Herzegovina.
SARAJEVO, 19 March (Hina) - The Bosnian Federation Premier Edhem
Bicakcic and the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Mission in Sarajevo, Scott Brown, met in Sarajevo on Wednesday to
discuss further activities and preconditions for the organisation
of a donors' conference on Bosnia and Herzegovina. #L#
Bicakcic stressed the need for maintained continuity in the
reconstruction of the country, which, he said, required financial
assistance of the international community.
Bicakcic informed Brown about Federation government activities
concerning preparations for the adoption of a Federation budget.
The Federation government's orientation towards controlling
budget expenditures, with a stress on increased discipline in
gathering budgetary assets, was highly harmonized with IMF
criteria, Brown said, adding that some issues still remained to be
discussed before the final adoption of the budget.
Brown stressed the need for a united pension and disability
fund for the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the adoption of a
final solution concerning Bosnia's external debt.
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