Skopje, 3 June 2023

The Governor of the National Bank, Anita Angelovska Bezhoska is participating in a conference organized by the Croatian National Bank (HNB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is being held from June 2 to 3 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The conference, entitled “Policymaking in Choppy Waters: Fostering Resilience in Central Eastern and South-Eastern Europe", is a high-profile event that traditionally brings together governors, ministers of finance from the CEE region and senior representatives of international financial organizations, where this year the president of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, will also take part. The Governor participates in the round table discussions chaired by Ms. Georgieva, which are dedicated to the challenges of the economies in the region in the conditions of increasingly present geopolitical fragmentation and the attainment of energy stability for the economies. At the same time, the Fund's assistance to the member countries that have faced several successive crises in the world will also be discussed.

Within the two-day conference, several important topics related to current challenges are going to be discussed, such as ensuring energy security during the green transition, adapting to changes in international trade and supply chains, as well as conducting macroeconomic policies in times of constant shocks to supply side. The conference was opened by the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenkovic, the Governor of the Croatian National Bank, Boris Vujcic and the IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva.