CROATIAN OFFICIALS MEET IMF, WORLD BANK REPS

WASHINGTON, 1 Oct (Hina) - A Croatian delegation, led by Finance Minister Bozo Prka and the Croatian National Bank (NBH) Governor Marko Skreb, is taking part in an session of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, which is taking place in Washington. The Croatian delegation today met representatives of U.S. and European commercial banks and IMF and World Bank officials. NBH Governor held talks with his counterparts from Central and Eastern Europe and members of 'Citybank' on the bank's investments in the region. The head of the IMF European department, Massimo Russo, expressed satisfaction with the overall macroeconomic developments in Croatia. The annual IMF and World Bank session started Tuesday afternoon. Governor Skreb is to address the session on Wednesday. (hina) rm jn 012139 MET oct 96