SARAJEVO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Visiting President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Suma Chakrabarti, on Tuesday expressed willingness to increase investment in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
Ahead of the EBRD 2019 Annual Meeting which starts on May 8 here, Chakrabarti placed emphasis on supporting private sector development, regional and European integration and improving energy efficiency, BiH's Council of Ministers said in a statement.
During the meeting with Chairman of BiH Council of Ministers Denis Zvizdic and Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Mirko Sarovic, it was revealed that total EBRD investment in BiH is 2.3 billion euros (2.6 billion U.S. dollars) through 160 projects.
The 2-day annual meeting of the EBRD Governor's Board in Sarajevo is one of the most important events in BiH.
